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What really happened in Charleston Details of the mass shooting emerge as donations pour in By Clemon Richardson CHARLESTON, South Carolina - The whole world watched as a multiracial crowd packed the re-opened church and grieved with its parishioners. The Reverend Dr. Norvel Goff Sr., Presiding Elder of Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church last Sunday discarded the program he had planned for Father’s Day. Instead, he welcomed several ministers in attendance to join him before the congregation. “Many of us are still trying to seek answers to what happened last Wednesday,” Goff said in his sermon. “Well, I been there, done that, spent the night. And I decided to turn it over to Jesus. “‘Preacher, are you saying we should forget what has happened?’” Goff asked. “No, don’t forget. But remember the God who created us all, the God who will make a way out of no way. There are answers we are still waiting for. But we will find those answers SUPPORT FOR THE families who lost loved ones in the mass shooting in Charleston grows as funerals begin throughout the city. (Continued on page 3)
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CPS future uncertain as negotiations looms By Erick Johnson Pressure is building as contract negotiations between the Chicago Public Schools (CPS) and Chicago Teacher’s Union (CTU) nears. State lawmakers rejected a bill that would have delayed a massive pension payment thats due next Tuesday, June 30. The move is another setback for Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, whose support from the Black lawmakers continues to slide since the CPS closed 50 schools in 2013. The defeat also comes as leaders voice concerns over Emanuel’s hand-picked members of the Chicago Board of Education. Critics fear the new members will fight to protect the status quo rather than shake up a school system that’s broken and
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struggling under a $1 billion deficit. The events are building up to an intense period of contract negotiations between the CPS and CTU. And with little optimism, the future remains cloudy for Emanuel and the nation’s third largest school system. The crisis was heard in Springfield, where the Illinois House on Tuesday, June 23 defeated Emanuel’s plan to delay a $634 million pension payment that’s due on June 30. Lawmakers voted 53-46 against the plan after Democrats blamed Governor Bruce Rauner for not providing enough Republican votes to approve the bill, which fell just 18 votes shy to pass. About 10 members of the 19-member House Black Caucus lawmakers voted against the bill, a sign that Emanuel has lost support from leaders who are still con(Continued on page 16)
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A double homecoming held for two families The Robinsons and the Paytons set to live the American Dream By Erick Johnson The wait was finally over for Geraldine Robinson and Erica Payton to see their new homes. With the floors done, a fresh coat of paint still drying and the dedication completed, Robinson walked up the stairs and entered the house. Her eyes widened when she saw
Robinson threw her arms up and shuffled across the sparkling tiles as friends celebrated and laughed. “Hallelujah” Robinson shouted several times. “It’s wonderful,” said Payton after viewing her home. Robinson and Payton held backto-back ribbon cutting ceremonies on a street in West Pullman, a neighborhood that has gone from an economically-depressed community to a street that’s being filled with new
GERALDINE ROBINSON CELEBRATES after viewing the kitchen in her new home by the Windy City Habitat for Humanity in the West Pullman neighborhood on the city’s Far South Side. wall-to-wall carpeting in the living homeowners who are living the room and an adjoining hallway that American dream after years of strugconnected three bedrooms, includ- gles. ing a master bedroom that came Robinson and Payton are two of with its own bathroom. them. Both of them head families of “Beautiful, just beautiful” she ex- four, which lived in cramped homes claimed. “God is good.” before they became new homeownBut emotions hit the roof when ers through a program by Windy Robinson saw the kitchen and the City Habitat for Humanity. stainless steel stove and refrigerator They celebrated Saturday and flanking cherry-wood cabinets. threw a festive neighborhood houseIt was time for her happy dance. warming party Saturday in West
WINDY CITY HABITAT for Humanity holds a double ribbon-cutting ceremony Saturday to dedicate two homes for the families of Geraldine Robinson and Erica Payton. Pullman with about 100 volunteers, August. Her two-story home has To qualify for a new home, Windy residents who joined them after they three bedrooms and two bathrooms. City Habitat for Humanity Execuwere given the keys to their homes Both homes have kitchen appliances tive Director Jennifer Parks said apduring an emotional dedication. donated by the Whirlpool corpora- plicants must show a need for a new The homes were built by volun- tion. home. During closing, applicants teers from the Windy City Habitat “I love it,” said Erica Payton a nurse must put $1,200 down on the for Humanity, which partnered with and single mother of four. “I can’t house. They must also spend no Burns & McDonnell, a company wait to move in.” more than 30 percent of their inthat includes more than 5,000 engiIn addition, the two families were come on their monthly mortgage neers, architects and construction given a one-year membership to and their debt loan can only be 40 professionals. nearby Kroc Center Chicago, a mas- percent of the annual income. In adRobinson and Payton’s homes are sive multi-purpose facility that in- dition, prospective homeowners right next to each other on Union cludes and fitness center and numer- must be able to pay a 30-year mortAvenue near 119th Street. Both ous rooms for community programs gage and must take homeowner measure 1,400 square feet and have and activities. preparation classes. Applicants must garages in the back of them. But the According to the organization’s ex- volunteer to work 250 hours in similarities end there. ecutive director, Jennifer Parks, building the house. Robinson single-story home has Windy City Habitat for Humanity, Applicants do not have to have an four bedrooms, including one in a completed Robinson’s house this acceptable FICO credit score, but a large basement. There are also two summer after starting the project in reasonable payment history that bathrooms with beige ceramic tiles 2014. She also said that volunteers shows the applicant’s history as a reon the walls. Robinson said her fami- started on Payton’s home in 2013 sponsible borrower, Parks said. ly will move in once she has complet- but the project was delayed while the Homes for Habitat plans to rehaed all of the paperwork. organization searched for a qualified bilitate the neighborhood by buildPayton, a nurse and single mother family to live in the newly-built ing an additional 13 homes on the of four plans to move in her house in home. street over the next year.
Local faith leaders speak out against shootings By Chinta Strausberg Chicago’s faith leaders recently used their worship services to speak out against racism after a white gunman killed nine people at a historic Black church in Charleston on June 17. Referring to the hate crime by confessed killer 21-year-old Dylann Roof, Pfleger said these acts prove that the “evil of hatred, racism and bigotry” are still alive and well in America. While some say Roof acted alone, Pfleger joined others in saying there were co-conspirators involved. “He was not alone,” Pfleger said of Roof, who admitted he sat with his victims for nearly an hour during their bible study at the historic Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal (A.M.E.) Church in Charleston, S.C. before he shot nine of them. 2
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The shootings did not keep the Emanuel African Methodist A.M.E. Church from holding their Sunday worship service, where ministers led an upbeat and resilient message that honored the victims of the massacre. Days after the mass shooting, Faith leaders across Chicago’s South side opened their doors with prayer vigils to comfort those seeking answers to a crime that has angered Blacks across the nation and reignited the debate on race-relations in America. The outrage has extended to Columbia, South Carolina, where Governor Nikki Haley reversed her stance and joined civil rights leaders who have called for the removal of the Confederate flag that still flies in the front of the capitol building. With the killings of innocent Blacks, the flag remains a divisive symbol of hatred that re-
Father Michael Pfleger minds them of the pain and abuse their ancestors suffered prior to the Civil War. “Hatred is part of America’s history, and we can fight to take the Confederate flag down over the state capitol of South Carolina and we should,” Pfleger said.
“But, we also got to take the flag that is flying in the hearts of Americans of hatred and confederacy.” A day after the shootings, Reverend James Moody, pastor of the Quinn A.M.E. Chapel, prayed with parishoners during a vigil at his church. During a phone conversation, Moody said he spoke to a friend who had been in Charleston at the church when the crime occurred on June 17. Reverend Moody said, “The city is at peace” when Roof was captured just one day after the killings. As far as Roof, Pfleger said, “There are those who want to bypass this ugly sin that runs in our blood stream in America, and they’ve said this person (Roof ) is mentally-challenged or mentally ill.” However, Pfleger isn’t buying that theory. “I doubt that he’s too
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intellectually challenge when he craftily planned this attack for two-months at this church that has so much history. He was not intellectually slow. He knew exactly what he was doing, and he chose the day and the time and the way.” Pfleger said he was recently on a teleconference with faith leaders who were discussing how to protect the church given what happened in Charleston. “Give me a break. We’re the people of faith. We don’t arm ourselves at churches and tell our young people don’t arm yourself. How hypocritical is that? “I would suggest that the people of faith not worry about protecting their pulpits but be more worried about protecting their prophetic voice that has been lost in the pulpits in America,” said Pfleger. www.chicagocrusader.com
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Children reunited with jailed dads on Father’s Day Tearful fathers vow to change By Chinta Strausberg Determined to make Father’s Day meaningful for dads behind bars, Congressman Danny K. Davis (D7th) took two busloads of children to the Sheridan Correctional Center where for the very first time, they shared an emotional reunion with their parents. The day started at 7:30 a.m. as Davis and a group of children, adults and volunteers boarded two Gray Line Tours buses that at the GEO Reentry Services, Inc., 2650 W. Fulton at 7:30 a.m. Here, they made their second annual trip to Sheridan, a moderate prison for adult males. Last year, Davis had one busload of 32 children. But thanks to GEO Reentry Services this year, Davis filled two buses as part of his plan to take loved ones to see their fathers throughout the year. “Family is an intrinsic motivator for most of us but especially to someone who is incarcerated. By supporting Congressman Davis and Sankofa, we are nurturing a stronger community of practice in the 7th Congressional District. Engaging ongoing community support is an evidence-based approach to reducing recidivism,” said Emanuel Barr, out-
reach and operations manager for GEO Reentry Services. “This is a shared goal of all involved and we are honored to participate.” Like last year, Rep. Davis was accompanied by the Sankofa Safe Child initiative. During an interview before the trip, Davis credited Reverend Valerie Riley, who helped bring the idea of the Father’s Day trip into fruition. Riley is an associate minister at the First Baptist Congregational Church who is also a social worker at the Lutheran Family Services. Riley has a similar program that takes girls to see their mothers who are in prison. In 2012 during a conversation with Davis, Riley said she encouraged him to start a program where boys can see their fathers. “We were having a conversation about the needs of children to visit their parents and he was really inspired by it,” Riley recalled. “The idea took a life of its own. I am so pleased to be a part of this initiative to bring children to see their fathers.” When Davis, his staff and parents arrived at the Sheridan Correctional Center, he said the meeting was quite emotional. “There were a number of children who had never seen their fathers and several fathers had not seen their children in the 31-months they had been incarcerated,” said Davis. “To see the glee on the faces of the
CONGRESSMAN DANNY K. DAVIS listens to the concerns of fathers housed at the Sheridan Correctional Center where he brought two busloads of children to see their dads for Father's Day. children and their fathers as they ap- and would not come back to prison with us. He is trying to figure out if proached each other was very emo- because they didn’t want to be away there is a way we can do this more often. He would like to try and generate tional,” Davis said. “As they got clos- from their children,” Davis recalled. er to each other, the fathers would get “They talked about changing their resources to do that. If he does that, up and half-way meet them. Their lives and not coming back. It wasn’t we will figure out a way to name this faces would light up. There were indi- like anyone was pressuring them to initiative after him.” After the trip to the prison, Davis viduals in the room who couldn’t say these things. The discussion perihelp tearing up including some of the od was both good and emotional,” he threw a party in the parking lot of GEO Reentry Services. Children ate mothers and grandparents.” said. During their visit, Davis and prison “Overall, people have talked about Reggio’s Pizza, and enjoyed doing officials formed a circle where they can we figure out how to do this more jumping jack exercises. Davis joined talked to the men about their experi- often. We have a number of reentry in on all the fun activity. “That was ences, how they felt and their futures. facilities services that were partnering quite an experience,” he said. Davis “Many of them suggested they with us. The head guy from the thanked John Clark, owner of Reggio’s were not going to remain in prison Lutheran Services, Phil Jenkins, came Pizza.
What really happened in Charleston (Continued from page 1) by leaving our hands in the hands of God.” The words of comfort come as funeral services begin for the victims, whose deaths angered a nation and re-ignited the debate on race relations in America. President Barack Obama is scheduled to deliver the eulogy on Friday at the funeral of Reverend Clementa Pinckney, 41, a state senator. First lady Michelle Obama, Vice President Joe Biden
and his wife are expected to attend as well as a handful of lawmakers. Tributes continued to pour into Mother Emanuel on Monday. Church officials said they already had received more than a thousand e-mails from around the world and as many telephone calls. “On lady read a nice poem she had written and wanted to send copies to the families,” she said. A woman from Sierra Leone, West Africa, called and said that she and members of her Kono tribe wanted to
donate money to Mother Emanuel. Others pledged generously: Boeing Corp, which has a local airline assembly plant, contributed $100,000. A postal worker delivered several overstuffed bags of envelopes and told staffers he had several more. Inside, volunteers found gifts including quilts, knit blankets, bracelets, and crosses in alabaster boxes for the loves ones of the victims. A doctor, who requested anonymity, pledged to establish an educational trust fund so that slain
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Emanuel Pastor Reverend Clementa Pinckney’s young children would “never have to worry about their education.” Nine Charleston Bar Association members volunteered to provide free estate planning for surviving families. A local firm donated and installed a state-of-the-art system earlier on Monday. It covers every door, window, and the parking lot. Church officials said earlier that grainy images from the old security camera system could have made alleged mass murderer Dylann Storm Roof much harder to identify. There was no camera covering the Calhoun Street entrance off the meeting room. Police remain silent about the details of Roof’s attack. But in the days since the shootings that killed nine people during Wednesday night’s Bible study, survivors have shared chilling details with their families and friends about Roof’s murderous rampage. While their recollections could not be verified independently, many of these memories are disturbing. After sitting with the prayer group for more than an hour, witnesses say, Roof stood up, put his gun to a woman’s head and declared that he would “kill some n——— tonight,” but the woman would be spared to explain what happened. Pinckney was shot first, felled by a
single bullet as he lunged at the gunman. Then, 26-year-old Tywanza Sanders, the youngest of the victims, was the next to die. Pinckney’s wife, Mother Emanuel first lady Jennifer Pinckney, was in her husband’s office, just feet from the table where the prayer circle was meeting, when the first shots rang out. Hearing the gunfire, she and her child hid under a four-seat, circular table in Pinckney’s office. They were saved because Roof kicked the door so hard that it jammed against the door frame and blocked his deadly path. One woman survived by falling on the floor and pushing her nearby toddler granddaughter beneath her body. She told him to play dead. The oldest man in the room proved to be Roof’s most elusive prey. Reverend Daniel L. Simmons, 74, was found, still alive, near the back door, some 20 feet from where the shooting started and through which Roof exited to the church parking lot. The Vietnam War veteran, Purple Heart winner, and retired pastor died in surgery at the nearby Medical University of South Carolina. Roof, 21 was captured in Shelby, North Carolina within 24-hours of the shootings. He was charged with nine counts of murder. Carolina Governor Nikki Haley has joined several organizations who want the death penalty for Roof. SATURDAY, June 27, 2015
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EDITORIAL AMERICAN STYLE RACIST TERRORISM 21-year-old Dylann Storm Roof did the unthinkable; he went into North Carolina’s venerable Black church, Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal (A.M.E.) in Charleston, participated in a Bible study for an hour, and then commenced to shoot and kill nine people. Only 3 people survived. Roof was proud of his deed, and left one potential victim alive because he wanted someone to tell what happened. Roof, who has a website touting white supremacist sentiments, gave as his reasoning for perpetrating the massacre, “... you’ve raped our women, and you are taking over the country ... I have to do what I have to do.” Moreover, according to a witness, Roof said that “he was there to shoot Black people.” Roof reportedly received a gun for his 21st birthday in April. Two months later he used it to kill people that he’d never met, people who had been nice to him welcoming him to their church. It is particularly chilling that he hobnobbed with them for at least an hour before opening fire and killing them. It takes a special kind of evil to do this; or a special kind of mind conditioning. In the age of a Black president, America has turned out to be anything but post-racial. Seemingly, racism is at a fever pitch, and both sides are reacting to what seems to be widespread sanctioning of racist policies. Police are manhandling and killing Black people all over the country at such a pace that a “Black Lives Matter” movement has become necessary. Even after the Michael Brown murder in Ferguson, Missouri and the Eric Garner incident in New York City, there have been numerous other incidents. The police seem to think that they have been given the green light to spit in the face of the Black Lives Matter movement. To what can we attribute this violence; this abject cruelty meted out by those who are supposed to serve and protect the public? Perhaps the answer lies in systemic racism, which has its origins in the beginning of the slave trade where Blacks were considered sub-human, so much so that during the early part of the last century Blacks were put on display in zoos! And all of this has its roots in a demonic hatred not unlike that which was demonstrated by Adolph Hitler and the Nazis during World War II. Dylann Storm Roof, an American terrorist, is a contemporary personification of this evil. Evidence of this lingering xenophobic madness is the flag of the Confederacy that flies over the South Carolina Capitol; a flag that Dylann Storm Roof venerates. We must not forget that this is a battle flag, a symbol that is anathema to Black sensibilities for obvious reasons; it is a symbol of American apartheid. Back to Roof - after committing an incredibly heinous crime, he was gently taken into custody by the police. He was given a bulletproof vest and, according to some observers, was allowed to get a fast food meal. He was not beaten up, pushed to the ground with a policeman’s knee in his back, he had no bruises and lacerations, he was not tasered, in short, he experienced a “gentleman’s arrest” which in itself sent a very loud message to America that there is, indeed, a bias against Blacks in America. Post-racial America is a non-existent reality. There is a light at the end of the tunnel, however. The nation’s cameras were focused on the Sunday services after the massacre at Emanuel A.M.E. church where parishioners and supporters from around the country, and some say around the world, came in peace sending a message of compassion and forgiveness. Though that message does not sit well with a large number of Black people who seek justice and revenge, the forgiving behavior demonstrated by families of the victims just might reach across psychological and racial barriers to help change the tide of evil that is engulfing America. If this doesn’t work, America risks going down in flames of its own making. A luta continua. 4
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR What’s next for Jesse Jackson, Jr. Dear Editor: It seems like a lot longer than it has been, but Jesse Jackson, Jr. is finally out of prisons and a halfway house. The big question I believe a lot of people have is what will the former congressman do next. According to the U.S. Constitution if he wants to run for Congress again he can. It is conceivable that he will have more employment options than at any time in his adult life. Sure there are a number of people who believe Jackson got everything coming to him when he was sentenced. No doubt there will be folks signing petitions and all other sorts of nonsense trying to focus on the negatives about him. A lot of them will be the same socalled Christians who spout how they believe in second chances. These people will want Jackson to pay one way or another for what they see as some tremendous crime. What they are not looking at is none of the donors who had their contributions squandered by Jackson are asking for their money back. It was not the government’s money he took but the restitution he has had to provide has gone into government coffers. Jackson will be on house arrest the next three months. No doubt that will give him an opportunity to have
face time with people who want to help him plot his future. His age, 50, coupled with his time in Congress means he has a lot to offer re: insights into the workings of the federal government and elections. This is a very valuable combination to some major corporations as well as someone looking to move up the ranks in the political arena. While he has many detractors I am not among them. I surely hope he is able to get back to what is considered a normal life with a lucrative career the moment he is off house arrest. Darius Francis
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The Global Warming Myth – A Threat to America Beyond the Rhetoric By Harry C. Alford The concept of Global Warming and the Environmental Justice Movement started to grow during the Nixon Administration. President Nixon saw it as a diversion from the Anti-Vietnam War Movement and the pressures of the Civil Rights Movement. He was shrewd in taking a tiny bureau from the Department of Interior and making it a cabinet level agency – The Environmental Protection Agency. Thus, the “Green Movement” began. By the time the Clinton Administration came to Washington, DC, claims of “environmental racism” were in full swing. When the Obama Administration came, people were talking about “environmental justice” on equal footing with the Civil Rights Movement. Currently, the Sierra Club (environmental advocate group) mixes the Civil Rights Movement with the Global Warming Movement as if they are the same thing. It is an outrageous lie! One of the biggest claims of the environmentalists is that air pollution known as Ozone causes Asthma. Asthma is a sickness that can lead to death. Let’s look at the definition, prevention and risk factors of this illness known as Asthma. Ac-
Harry C. Alford cording to the prestigious Mayo Clinic here is the information on Asthma: Definition – “Asthma is a condition in which your airways narrow and swell and produce extra mucus. This can make breathing difficult and trigger coughing, wheezing and shortness of breath. For some people, asthma is a minor nuisance. For others, it can be a major problem that interferes with daily activities and may lead to a life-threatening asthma attack. Asthma can’t be cured, but the symptoms can be controlled.” Please note that it cannot be cured
and they don’t know what causes it. Prevention – “While there’s no way to prevent asthma, by working together, you and your doctor can design a step-by-step plan for living with your condition and preventing asthma attacks. Identify and avoid asthma triggers. A number of outdoor allergens and irritants – ranging from pollen and mold to cold air and air pollution – can trigger asthma attacks. Find out what causes or worsens your asthma, and take steps to avoid those triggers.” Strange? Cold air causes asthma while the environmentalists are claiming it is global warming doing it. Risk Factors – “A number of factors are thought to increase your chances of developing asthma. These include blood relatives (parent or sibling); having a similar illness such as hay fever; being overweight; being a smoker; exposure to second hand smoke; having a mother who smoked while pregnant; exposure to exhaust fumes; occupational triggers such as chemicals used in farming, hairdressing and manufacturing.” The claim that asthma is caused by Global Warming and Air Pollution is bunk! Our air Ozone levels have been decreasing on a yearly basis. Consistently, our Ozone levels are reducing at a very impressive rate. Yet, asthma levels are doing the reverse.
They are increasing. It becomes quite obvious that dirty air and Ozone are not factors causing asthma. It is something else and our medical industry can’t seem to figure it out. But one thing is certain: There is no correlation between asthma and our climate and our climate continues to improve due to improved technology and discipline. Despite the improving environment, the environmentalists continue their campaigns to hurt our industries and reduce our economic prowess. They are stopping millions of potential jobs and thousands of new businesses starting up and contributing to the economic growth of our great nation. This is more than the story of “Chicken Little” this is a direct attempt to cripple America. They feel that we are too big and too strong. “Shame on us for achieving and maintaining greatness.” They want to reduce our “carbon footprint” which means a lesser economy, fewer jobs, a smaller military to defend ourselves and protect the peace in the world. They believe that America as the number one nation in the world is selfish and we should surrender our status. Environmentalism is a tool to defeat us and, my people, I and my ilk will fight with every breath we take to stop this assault. They want to slow
us down and make us vulnerable to the bad guys. The bad guys who actually really pollute with a vengeance that is far greater than what we do. China, India, Russia, etc. are the biggest polluters in the world and don’t give a damn about it. Meanwhile, the environmentalists are attacking us – the ones who use improved technology to better serve our land, water and air. Secretary of State John Kerry has even admonished our African nations about building their infrastructures. He says they “must lessen their carbon footprint.” Secretary Kerry please send that logic straight to Hell. Africa’s day of development has arrived and they are going to build like “rock ‘n roll.” Their quality of life and economic status are going to improve greatly and without providing any damage to our environment. The United States has a vested interest in this as new friends – stronger and better is what we need. Build on America and pay no attention to the phony environmentalists. Mr. Alford is the co-founder, President/CEO of the National Black Chamber of Commerce®. Website: www.nationalbcc.org Email: halford@nationalbcc.org.
Whites Still Live in ‘State of Denial’ on Race By George E. Curry NNPA Columnist Former U.S. Senator Bill Bradley is fond of saying, “Slavery was America’s original sin, and racism remains its unresolved dilemma.” But the unwillingness to face up to the raw racism that led to the murder of nine African Americans attending Bible study at a church in Charleston, S.C. proves that the problem is more than just an unresolved dilemma. Judging by public opinion polls, most Whites live year-round in the 51st state – the state of denial. First, let’s deal with the facts. Around 9 p.m. on June 17, Dylann Roof, a 21-year-old avowed White supremacist, entered Emanuel AME Church in Charleston and murdered nine, unarmed African Americans, ranging from 26 to 87 years old. Each victim was shot multiple times. We have the murderer’s own words that his goal was to “start a race war,” according to law enforcement officials who took Roof into custody. Rather than address obvious racism, our non-friends on Fox & Friends and other Fox network programs attempted to make the massacre about religion, gun control and anything other than the actual culprit – racism. www.chicagocrusader.com
George E. Curry Fox & Friends host Steve Doocy referenced “hostility toward Christians.” That theme was echoed by Bishop E.W. Jackson when he noted that “we don’t know why he went into a church, but he didn’t choose a bar” or “basketball court.” Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani also postulated that “maybe he hates Christian churches.” But we aren’t talking about any Christian church. We are talking about a historic Black church that had been carefully targeted by the shooter.
Within minutes after his name was made public, Dylann Roof’s White supremacy views became widely known. A photo on his Facebook page showed him wearing patches with the flags of White minority-ruled South Africa during the apartheid era and Rhodesia, now Zimbabwe. Both flags are popular symbols associated with White supremacists in the U.S. Another photo posted on Facebook by one of Roof’s friends showed him leaning against an automobile sporting the license plate, “Confederate States of America.” Several days after the rampage, Roof’s racist manifesto was discovered. In it, he said: “Anyone who thinks that White and Black people look as different as we do on the outside, but are somehow magically the same on the inside, is delusional. How could our faces, skin, hair, and body structure all be different, but our brains be exactly the same? This is the nonsense we are led to believe. “Negroes have lower IQs, lower impulse control, and higher testosterone levels in general. These three things alone are a recipe for violent behavior…” Toward the end, he wrote: “I chose Charleston because it is most historic city in my state, and at one time had the highest ratio of Blacks to Whites in the country. We
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have no skinheads, no real KKK, no one doing anything but talking on the internet. Well someone has to have the bravery to take it to the real world, and I guess that has to be me.” Some conservatives tried to make the shootings a gun issue. After several Fox personalities suggested that ministers arm themselves, Steve Doocy chimed in, “If somebody was there, they would have had the opportunity to pull out their weapon and take [the shooter] out.” But it’s not that simple. “Fox & Friends used a mass shooting at a South Carolina church to baselessly promote the carrying of guns as a solution to prevent such attacks – even though research indicates that civilians are more likely to harm themselves or someone else than stop a criminal when they have a gun, and there is ‘no evidence; that arming civilians stops mass shootings,” observed mediamatters.org. After conducting a 5-month investigation, Mother Jones magazine concluded: “In the wake of the massacres this year at a Colorado movie theater, a Sikh temple in Wisconsin, and Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut, we set out to track mass shootings in the United States over the last 30 years. “We identified and analyzed 62 of
them, and one striking pattern in the data is this: In not a single case was the killing stopped by a civilian using a gun. And in other recent (but less lethal) rampages in which armed civilians attempted to intervene, those civilians not only failed to stop the shooter but also were gravely wounded or killed. Moreover, we found that the rate of mass shootings has increased in recent years—at a time when America has been flooded with millions of additional firearms and a barrage of new laws has made it easier than ever to carry them in public places, including bars, parks, and schools.” Clearly, the rampage in Charleston, S.C. was not about attacking Christianity or the need for more guns. It was about racism – an issue this country has always been reluctant to address. George E. Curry, former editor-inchief of Emerge magazine, is editorin-chief of the National Newspaper Publishers Association News Service (NNPA) and BlackPressUSA.com. He is a keynote speaker, moderator, and media coach. Curry can be reached through his Website, www.georgecurry.com. You can also follow him at www.twitter.com/currygeorge and his George E. Curry Fan Page on Facebook. See previous columns at http://www.georgecurry.com/columns. SATURDAY, June 27, 2015
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COMMENTARY
DR. MARTIN R. DELANY - A MAN WE SHOULD STUDY Dr. Conrad Worrill, Director/Professor, Carruthers Center for Inner City Studies (CCICS) located at 700 East Oakwood Blvd, Chicago, Illinois, 60653, 773268-7500, Fax: 773-268-3835. E-mail: c-worrill@neiu.edu, Web site: www.neiu.edu/ccics, Twitter: @CCICS_Chicago
Dr. Conrad Worrill The use of history as a tool of liberation is an ongoing battle that the African in American Community must come to grips with. Far too many African in American people reject the use of history as a tool to understand the past, the pre-
sent, and the future. The rejection of history, by many of us, results in the denial of our true condition and situation as thirty million people living in the United States. From time to time, in reflecting on our history and our present situation as a race, I reread a most profound book. In fact, I suggest that all African in American people read this book and become familiar with the work of this unsung hero in our struggle, Dr. Martin R. Delany. Martin R. Delany (a contemporary of Frederick Douglass and co-founder with Douglass of The North Star Newspaper) was a fearless and independent champion for the cause of our redemption from 1840 until his death in January 1885 at the age of 72. Dr. Delany was known as the most prominent advocate of African in American nationalism in the nineteenth-century. It was in his book, written in 1852, The Condition, Elevation, Emigrations, and Destiny of the Colored People of the United States that Delany’s view of the situation of our race became widely known. Delany was free born in Charleston, Virginia on May 6, 1812. In an effort to improve their situation, the Delanys moved to Chambersburg, Pennsylvania when Martin was ten years old. At the age of nineteen, young Martin moved to Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania where he worked as a barber and studied with an African in American minister named Lewis Woodson. Woodson is given credit for shaping Delany’s political thought. It was in Pittsburgh that Delany became exposed to the efforts of Africans in America who were organizing against the chattel slave system. These men were called abolitionists. Delany began attending meetings that focused on the abolition of slavery. These meetings and contacts with other African in American leaders inspired Delany to continue his self-education on the history of our race. He became an avid reader of world history and philosophy eventually emerging as one of the most important African in American thinkers and orators. Africans in America knew Delany for his opposition to the chattel slave system and for his call for Africans in America to voluntarily return to Africa and establish a nation. He was a tenacious fighter for African in American collective action and selfhelp throughout his participation in the movement. The life of Dr. Martin R. Delany should be required study for all African in American youth. For example, how many Africans in America are aware that Delany was among the small group of African in Ameri-
can medical students that attended Harvard Medical School in 1850 and 1851? Although white supremacy and racism forced Delany to withdraw (the white medical students strongly objected to a Black man graduating with them feeling this would lessen their degree), he went on to distinguish himself as an outstanding physician specializing in chronic diseases affecting women and children. Delany was a prolific writer. He wrote the third novel produced in this country by an African in America entitled, “Blake and the Huts of America.” Additionally, he published an account of his trip to Africa to locate emigration sites, “The official Report of the Niger Valley Exploring Party.” Delany’s final work, was titled, “Principia of Ethnology: The Origin of Races and Color with an Archaeological Compendium of Ethiopian and Egyptian Civilization.” It was in this work that Delany revealed that the ancient Egyptians and Ethiopians were Black, and the creators of the world’s first civilizations, contrary to the European conception of Egypt and Ethiopia (a concept they still cling to today despite all of the evidence to the contrary). The words that Delany wrote in 1852 have not changed and are still relevant and reflective of our condition today. In Condition and Eleva-
tion, Delany stated, “White men are producers— we are consumers. They build houses, and we rent them. They raise produce, and we consume it. They manufacture clothes and wares, and we garnish ourselves with them. They build coaches, vessels, cars, hotels, saloons, and other vehicles and places of accommodation, and we deliberately wait until they have gotten in readiness, then walk in, and contend with as much assurance for a “right” as though the whole thing was bought by, paid for, and belonged to us.” And finally, Delany said in this great work, referring to the Europeans, “By their literary attainments, they are the contributors to, authors and teachers of, literature, science, religion, law, medicine, and all other useful attainments that the world makes use of. We have no reference to ancient times— we speak of modern things.” Much of what Delany wrote and lectured about in the nineteenth-century concerning the condition of African in American people is still true today. Our challenge is to continue his legacy by breaking the mental chains of slavery that keep us dependent on others for our history and the interpretation of world events. Read the works of Dr. Martin R. Delany and you will find much wisdom.
WHAT ABOUT THE REAL BLACK WOMEN? By Julianne Malveaux NNPA Columnist By now, perhaps the disturbing story of Rachel Dolezal, the prevaricating white woman who passed for Black, led the Spokane NAACP, and wove a web of elaborate lies, has receded from media headlines. Probably not. I expect further follow-up, a book, and a reality show. While most African Americans have concluded that Dolezal is a mentally impaired liar, too many Caucasians obsessed with race, are likely to give this story legs. Meanwhile, there are millions of African American women who are rendered invisible by the media. If Matt Lauer wants to focus on the women in the NAACP, he ought to interview Roslyn Brock, the Chair of the NAACP board. If he wanted to look at the women who lead organizations, he should focus on Melanie Campbell (National Coalition for Black Civic Participation) or Sherilyn Ifill (NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund). These women can add substance, not sensationalist fluff, to a conversation about women and race. Where is the fifteen minute inter6
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view of Dajerria Becton, the teenager who, bikini-clad, was brutally dragged by her hair at a Texas pool party? Where is the follow-up on Renisha McBride, the teen who was killed by a crazed white man from behind his locked screen door? When have any of the African American women in Congress been featured in the lengthy interviews that others in Congress get? Admittedly, lengthy profiles don’t happen often, but when they do happen, African American women certainly aren’t the focus of them. The presence of African American women in media is much improved from just a decade ago. MSNBC anchor Melissa Harris-Perry brings a welcome approach to issues, Gayle King and Tamryn Hall diversify a morning news lineup that was once far more homogeneous, and Gwen I fill bring a necessary gravitas to evening news, and Donna Brazile is an important part of the commentariat. While those who bring the news are more diverse, the content of news is much less so, and frivolous sensationalism is often given more visibility than substance is. African American women are also ignored by our natural allies, the
Dr. Julianne Malveaux white women who lead women’s organizations. To be sure, we can count on NOW’s Terry O’Neill, to be an advocate for social and economic justice issues. She has been a reliable ally to the Rainbow/PUSH Coalition, a regular presence on Rev. Jesse Jackson’s radio program (disclosure – I’ve been on the program with her, on occasion), and a supportive force at national conventions. Still, Roland Martin was right to take her on regarding her silence about the way Dajerria Bec-
ton was brutalized. Truth be told, NOW should also be chastised for the many ways African American women, and our issues, are ignored by the nation’s premier women’s organization. In the words of Sojourner Truth, “Ain’t I A Woman.” Now that the Treasury Department has agreed that a woman will be on the U.S. currency by 2020, and Treasury Secretary Jack Lew is seeking input on which women through a Treasury department website. A self-described grassroots organization called Women on 20s delivered a petition to President Obama in May, calling for a woman to appear on the twenty dollar bill. Of the 600,000 people who signed the petition, the most people selected Harriet Tubman to appear on the bill, with Eleanor Roosevelt being the second choice. Wouldn’t |it be great if majority women’s organizations pushed for an African American woman to grace our currency? It would certainly go a long way toward recognizing, not ignoring, Black women. The United Nations has designated 2015-2024 the International Decade for People of African Descent. The theme of the decade is
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recognition, justice and development. The UN General Assembly has released a resolution that includes objectives and a program of activities for the decade. What if the media spent as much time on this as they have spent on a troubled imposter? To the extent that women of African descent around the globe experience similar histories and oppressions, such coverage could be informative and educational. Because African American women are too often invisible (or underrepresented) in the media and elsewhere, it is especially galling to watch the disturbing week of Dolezal coverage. Are African American only interesting when we are being portrayed by a confused wannabe Black woman? What about the real Black women? And what about asking African American women what they think about this nonsense to get interesting perspectives on this sideshow? What about looking at the “passing” phenomenon from an African American perspective (nobody knows how many African Americans passed for Caucasian to gain access to opportunities, educa(Continued on page 16) www.chicagocrusader.com
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GOSSIPTARY By Ima Gontellit EDITOR'S NOTE: This column is published as political satire, street gossip and humor, and therefore should not be considered as fact but rather as matter of opinion. None of the items therein are collected by the news gathering staff of the Crusader Newspaper Group. Items forwarded to The Chatterbox are kept confidential unless otherwise requested by the author in writing. For submissions please forward to: news@ChicagoCrusader.com. Original photography and artwork are permitted. Thank you for reading!
referring to it as the n-word, but during the interview Obama kicked pc to the curb in an effort to make his point about the state
treated like one. Despite having elected an African American president, Blacks and other minorities are still being treated like second-
Presidential interview IMA NOTE: No need for Ima to speak on this one, ‘cause my cousin Nosey from Gary said it. So help me welcome Nosey to The Chatterbox . . . AND THEN THE PREZ SAID NIGGER The other day President Obama during an interview with a small radio station used the nigger word. For all the politically correct folks out there, sorry for not
of race relations in this country. So for all those who feel that it’s okay to go around using the word with reckless abandonment, think again ‘cause that ain’t what it’s about. In the meantime, it’s interesting how there are so many people concerned about one word and want it banned from being used. However, while there is supposedly all this concern, actions are not speaking louder than the word. On a daily basis, in one situation or another, some folks are either acting like a nigger or being
class citizens by the federal government and the Supreme Court. Some may argue that in some instances opponents of immigration reform view those wishing to come to America as the new niggers and much like during the heyday of the Civil Rights era when there were calls for Blacks to go back to Africa, we hear calls for them to go back where they come from today. Then there is the culture in the Black community that thinks you get cool creds for using the hood version of the word and
greet one another with “what’s up my nigga.” In the era of political correctness there doesn’t appear to be any deep level of thinking as to why we adopt certain positions, because other people are doing it, and we don’t want to seem out of step when we do it too. Seems like every time some racial incident occurs the first thing you hear is that we need to have a serious conversation on race. Of course that conversation never happens, and then life goes back to normal…that is until the next crisis occurs. Perhaps if we quit BS’ing and get down to business we’d have the talk, and then maybe begin to solve the problem.
sides the nine that the deranged person killed last week in South Carolina. So it took nine more lives to be snuffed out before the
Nosey -ImaNINE PLUS THOUSANDS I don’t know if you saw Congressman James E. Clyburn with the Governor of South Carolina this week, but he was not cheering when she announced that the Confederate flag would be removed from the state capital. Ima is just wondering if he is like Ima and counting the many lives be-
James E. Clyburn Confederate flag would be removed, it ain’t no cheering matter, that is for sure.
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POET NEYSA SCOTT HEADLINES LITERARY EXCHANGE OPEN MIC NIGHT AT TANGIBLE THINGS: On Saturday, June 27, 6 p.m. - 9 p.m., The Literary Exchange is hosting an Open Mic night featuring poet Neysa Scott at Tangible Things, 4856 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60615. Neysa Scott is a reknown fashion designer, poet, visual artist and vocalist who has been featured as the Conference Poet at the Annual Gold Rush Women’s Conference in Lisle, IL. She is also a resident poet and cohost of Jazz Port, a weekly radio program on WHPK radio in Chicago. She will be reading from her book “The Sleeper Has Awakened” along with new works. The Literary Exchange is an organization that has the mission of promoting the literary works of women of color and has been hosting literary events for the past 30 years. Tangible Things is a Bronzeville gem that has a great collection of artist-made, local & imported items for decorating your home, accenting your wardrobe, creating your craft, cleansing the spirit and broadening your mind. They host great classes and events. Come out and participate in this Open Mic night and bring your best poetry/spoken word to share. For more information, call 773-891-1345. FREE SUMMER WORKOUTS IN MILLENNIUM PARK: Jump start your weekend with the Summer Workouts in Millennium Park on Saturdays, through September 5, beginning at 7 a.m. Guests are invited to stretch, kick and dance the summer away each Saturday as instructors take them through Tai Chi, Yoga, Pilates and Zumba® classes accompanied by live music and drumming. All workouts are FREE and take place on the Great Lawn. Throughout the summer, the 45minute classes are taught by different instructors, offering variety and excitement. The following workouts continue through Saturday, June 27: Tai Chi • 7 a.m., led by Christopher Zalek from Great Lakes Tai Chi; Yoga • 8 a.m. led by Lani Granum of Moksha Yoga; Pilates • 9 a.m. led by At the Core Pilates & Yoga; and Zumba® • 10 a.m., led by Iris T. London of ITL Fitness. Live music during yoga and Pilates is by Carlo Basile of Las Guitarras de Espana and Friends; Drumming during Zumba® is by The Rhythm Revolution Drummers. Additionally, for Chicagoans and visitors looking for a midweek workout, Wednesday Yoga returns this year on Wednesdays, through September 2, 7:30 a.m. – 8:15 a.m. ACCESS ASHLAND COMMUNITY HEALTH FAIR: Come join the ACCESS Ashland Summer 8
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Community Health Fair on Saturday, June 27, 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. at ACCESS Ashland Family Health Center, 5159 S. Ashland Avenue, Chicago, IL 60609. Come out and get a head start on preparing your family for the upcoming school year by getting in your check-ups, free school supplies, and learn about what their community has to offer you. For more information, please call 773434-9216. THE 23rd AFRICAN/CARIBBEAN INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF LIFE: The 23rd African/Caribbean International Festival of Life returns to Union Park July 3-5. There will be over 50 acts including the following activities: Know Your Pan-American and African HeritageScholastic bowl; Emerging Star Contest; Soccer Tournament; Complete Kids Pavilion; Health Awareness Pavilion; Steppin’ and Line Dance with Casper-Mr. C and DJ Sam Chatman; Dominoes; 3 Entertainment Stages; Area for family picnic, anniversary and birthday celebration; Some 200 food, arts, crafts and other exhibitors/vendors, along with the Carnival of Nations with representatives from more than 50 countries (bring your flag(s) for the country you represent) to make this July 4th weekend the ultimate family celebration for Chicago. Visit www.festivaloflife.biz for tickets and more. JAZZIN’ AT THE SHEDD: Jazzin’ At The Shedd is now ONGOING. Shedd Aquarium re-launches its signature summer evening event series, sponsored by Chase. The weekly concert series invites guests to enjoy cocktails under the stars on Shedd’s lakeside terrace, while swaying to jazz performed by a rotating group of musicians. Explore the aquarium’s 32,000 animal residents as you experience the colorful wonders of the Wild Reef, the marine mammals in the Abbott Oceanarium and more than 40 species of amphibians at Shedd’s new special exhibit, Amphibians. Set sail and make your Jazzin’ experience all the more memorable with the new evening fireworks cruise. Enjoy all the sights of Shoreline Sightseeing’s Classic Lake Tour and front row viewing of the Navy Pier Fireworks display from Lake Michigan. Available for purchase mid-June for cruise dates: July 15, 22, 29 and August 5. Curious minds can savor science talk on select topics from aquarium experts in an informal setting where you can relax, enjoy a beverage and ask questions at Jazzin’ Science Pubs on July 15, August 12 and September 9. Jazzin’ events are held every Wednesday through September 9. The events are from 5 - 10 p.m. on the Bill and Stephanie Sick Family Lakefront Terrace at the aquarium, which offers one of the city’s most spectacular views.
The John G. Shedd Aquarium is located at 1200 S. Lake Shore Drive, Chicago. Tickets: $18 for online advance tickets and $20 at the door. Special pricing is available for groups of 15 or more. Visit www.sheddaquarium.org/jazzin for the complete list of performers and to purchase tickets. SAVE THE DATES/AFRICAN FESTIVAL OF THE ARTS CONCERTS IN THE PARK SERIES: In its 16th year, September 4 - 7, Africa International House (AIH), the sponsor of the African Festival of the Arts, in collaboration with the Chicago Park District South Region, will host Concerts in the Park summer concert series through August 22 highlighting some of Chicago’s hottest musical talent in the genres of jazz, Latin, reggae, and R&B, including the Soundmine Merchants Big Band and the multiple, award-winning mambo orchestra, Latin Street, in selected parks of the South Region. All Concerts in the Park series are FREE and open to the public. For a complete schedule of times, dates and parks, go to www.aihusa.org.
ON SATURDAY, June 27 at 2:00 p.m. C.R.O.E. (Coalition for Remembrance Of Elijah Muhammad) will host its monthly free film showing. Since January, the organization founded in 1987 by Munir Muhammad, Shahid Muslim, and Halif Muhammad has sought to enlighten and educate future generations about the vast accomplishments and empowering impact of the Hon. Elijah Muhammad, leader of the Nation of Islam. A step by step account of the humble beginnings of the Nation of Islam are detailed in the Historical Documentary, as well as many news clips, interviews and films of speeches. For more information about C.R.O.E.’s monthly film showing call (773) 925-1600 or send an email to: croe.org.
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ance, especially in the dorm. Check your policy. Otherwise, their computers, electronics and other valuables should be insured.
If you don’t own a home, do you need insurance for where you live? The short answer is yes! Sadly, most renters don’t have coverage—even though they probably own more than they realize. ***
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*** Because you will insure only your personal property, not the dwelling itself, renter’s insurance is not expensive. You may choose a hefty deductible, since you’re insuring against a catastrophic situation—like a fire, when everything goes—rather than minor losses or breakage. *** But check prices. Sometimes the difference between a $250 and $500 deductible is just a few dollars. *** College students may be covered on the parents’ homeowners insurBlacks Must control their own coMMunity
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Street named after Seaway Bank’s Jacoby Dickens Dozens turn out to honor legendary chairman of Seaway Bank By Erick Johnson It was time to pay back Jacoby Dickens. Even after several accolades, the balance was still overdue. After speeches and musical tributes, Chicago’s movers and shakers in Chatham renamed Langley Avenue after the prominent chairman of Seaway Bank who loaned mil-
lions of dollars to Blacks at a time when other white lenders would not give them a chance to achieve American Dream. Dickens died in 2013, but the honor was the latest return on his generous investments that transformed 87th Street into a bustling thoroughfare of Black businesses and professional firms, restaurants and stores. On a cool Friday morning, the street became a fitting tribute to Dickens’ legacy as 125 people ap-
CROWD SHOT AT dedication of Honorary Jacoby Dickens Way at 87th and S. Langley Ave. in front of Seaway Bank and Trust Company headquarters. During 2015 Seaway Bank and Trust Company celebrates its 50th anniversary.
VERANDA DICKENS, WIDOW of Jacoby Dickens, with the South Shore Drill team that performed at the dedication.
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UNVEILING OF HONORARY Jacoby Dickens Way street sign. (Photo by Erick Johnson)
THE SOUTH SHORE Drill Team performs during the street naming ceremony for former Seaway Chairman Jacoby Dickens. (Photo by Erick Johnson) www.chicagocrusader.com
plauded the unveiling of the Jacoby Dickens Way street sign that now bisects 87th street and fronts Seaway Bank. At the ceremony, there were speeches by various Chicago alderman, some of whom highlighted the achievements that Dickens spearheaded at Seaway Bank, now Chicago’s largest Black-owned bank and third most successful of its kind in the country. At the end of Jacoby’s life, Seaway had $547 million in assets. Dickens’ philanthropy earned him plum positions and prestige among Chicago’s most prominent institutions. A graduate of the now Wendell Phillips Academy, Chicago State University named their Physical Education and Athletics building after him when Dickens donated $1 million to the school. During his lifetime, Dickens gave the school a total of $1.7 million. Roderick Sawyer, Alderman of the city’s 6th Ward, said Dickens lived a life that deserved to be recognized in a big way. “I could not think of anyone more deserving of this honor than Jacoby,” he said. “He was such an iconic name in the community, “Sawyer said. Jacoby’s widow, Veranda Dickens, currently serves as chair of Seaway Bank. Veranda told the crowd that she wants to keep her late husband’s memory alive in the community. “I want children walking down 87th Street to ask who is Jacoby Dickens,” Veranda Dickens said. The dedication capped a morning of celebrations that included free barbeque, desserts, and music. There was also a live broadcast by WVON 1690 AM Radio. There were also performances by the South Shore Drill Dream. The event was emceed by retired Fox news anchor Robin Robinson. Founded in the 1965, Seaway flourished for 30 years under Dickens’ leadership. With 10 branches throughout Chicago’s Black neighborhoods. Seaway celebrated its
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CHICAGO STATE UNIVERSITY President Wayne Watson and Seaway Bank and Trust Company President and CEO Darrell B. Jackson join Veranda Dickens holding the new street sign named for her husband.
PRESIDENT AND CEO Darrell B. Jackson cheers during the dedication, to his left is former Chicago Urban League President Jim Compton. 50th Anniversary in January. On Friday, the ceremony was held on Dickens’ birthday. He would have been 82 June 19. Veranda said Chatham once had the highest capital among Blacks in the nation because of her husband extending loans to aspiring Black entrepreneurs and homeowners. Among Dickens’ borrowers were N’DIGO, once a monthly publication, and Reggios’ Pizza. John Clarke, founder and CEO of the Reggios’, said whenever he needed help, Dickens was always there. “I have never asked (Dickens) for VERANDA DICKENS ad(Continued from page 16) dresses the crowd. SATURDAY, June 27, 2015
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Ombudsman Chicago celebrates 2015 graduating class Chicago Students Overcome Adversity to Achieve Academic Success As the school year comes to a close, Ombudsman Chicago is preparing to honor its second graduating class. More than 100 students from Ombudsman’s three Chicago locations will participate in a commencement ceremony on June 9, to receive their diplomas and celebrate their educational achievements. “In our second year in Chicago we are celebrating more than three times as many graduates, and we could not be more
proud,” said Dr. Chaun Johnson, senior principal, Ombudsman Chicago. “Our students have broken down barriers and worked incredibly hard to get where they are today.” A CPS Options School Program, Ombudsman Chicago opened its first location in August 2013. With three locations on the Northwest, West and South Sides of the city, Ombudsman specializes in offering out-of-school and off-track students a second chance at achieving academic success and building a bright future. With a core goal to help each student form a foundation of success that they can build
STUDENTS FROM OMBUDSMAN West snap a selfie with teacher, Thelma Jerome – Bottom row (L to R): Shania Holloway and Thelma Jerome; Top row (L to R) Derrinisha Henderson, Justice Reddit, Jerqwon Rollins, Daquan Charles and Shmeek Johnson. This group is among more than 100 Ombudsman Chicago Class of 2015 graduates.
Rev. Jackson seeks 1,000 churches to set up tech centers Wants to educate youth on finances By Chinta Strausberg At his Rainbow PUSH minister’s breakfast, Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, Sr. this week said he is seeking 1,000 churches in Chicago to set up tech centers in their churches so they can teach children about apps, codes, the stock market game, financial literacy and to learn how to save and invest rather than to spend and be greedy. Jackson said his agenda for the churches is to help reduce their foreclosures, using church outlets to be haven of rests for our children and training in their security. Rev. Jackson said there is also a great concern about the ratification of the Confederate Flag and the Confederation agenda. Jackson also spoke about the Voting Rights Act he says is under attack. In South Carolina, Jackson said one-fourth of that state is in poverty; yet they rejected $10 billion in Medicaid. He said the Black population is 25 percent; yet they are 75 percent of the prison population. “They lease prisons out to private corporations like slave labor,” he said. Referring to the killing of nine members of the Mother Emanuel African Methodist (A.M.E.) church by 21-year-old Dylann Roof, Jackson said, “Ironically, the killing at the church sets the climate in a significant way. “Are they embarrassed or remorseful? If they are remorseful, they will change the policy that created the climate, insecurity and fear.” 10
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OMBUDSMAN SOUTH AND WEST students come together one last time as they prepare for the 2015 commencement ceremony held at Holy Trinity High School on June 9. Front row (L to R): Cherri McCoy, Victoria Laila Dowells, Deja Toykam, Brenda Ortiz, Mireya Alvarez; Second row (L to R): Jerrion Gipson, LaCreshia Watson, Jasmine Hunter, Fernando Mikal Poblete, Brianna Williams, Cierra Jones. upon and prepare for the future, victim of gun violence earlier this perienced will commit to their edOmbudsman provides an envi- year. ucation. ronment where students are em“I got shot in the face with a “School is the most important powered and encouraged. bullet that wasn’t even for me,” thing you could ever do,” said For many Ombudsman stu- said Hamilton. “In the hospital, Hamilton. “Even though times dents, the journey to receiving all I could think about were the get dark, walk through darkness their diploma has been compli- things I had not gotten a chance and somewhere at end of the tuncated. West Side native, 18-year- to do yet – getting my first job, nel you will find light.” old Elijah Hamilton, stopped go- earning my diploma, starting a After graduation, Elijah has his ing to school twice and attributes family.” hopes set on going into the Army a large portion of his success in After two months out of school, and studying architecture. overcoming life’s obstacles to the Elijah’s second comeback was Elijah’s determination to oversupport system he found at Om- eased by the support and person- come life’s obstacles is echoed by budsman. alized attention he received from his classmate, 20-year-old West “I initially dropped out because the staff at Ombudsman. Side native, Destiny Wright. I was tired of all the negativity at “The teachers at Ombudsman When Destiny came to Ombudsmy old high school,” said Hamil- really helped me catch up with man in September of 2014, she ton. “I was in a really dark place at the work, and they were always had been out of school for a numthe time, thinking down on my- very thorough,” said Hamilton. ber of years. Losing her father and self and feeling like I was not go- “At my former high school they two other family members within ing to amount to anything in just gave us work and if you didn’t a very short time frame was more life.” know it, then you just didn’t than she could endure, and she After learning about Ombuds- know it.” dropped out of school during her man from a friend, Elijah re-enElijah stresses the important role freshman year. Before Ombudsrolled in school and was working school plays in success and sur- man, she felt like her life was passto get back-on-track; however, his vival. He expresses hope that oth- ing her by. progress was abruptly halted er students who are faced with (Continued on page 16) when he became an unintended some of the challenges he has ex-
DURING A JUNE 9 commencement ceremony, the senior class of Ombudsman West poses together before lining up for graduation. This group is among more than 100 Ombudsman Chicago Class of 2015 graduates. Ombudsman offers open enrollment throughout the school year and is currently accepting applications at all three of its Chicago Options Schools. To enroll, visit www.ChicagoDiploma.com. Blacks Must control their own coMMunity
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PUSH opens 44th convention with new tech lab for youth Silicon Valley opening doors for minorities By Chinta Strausberg Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, Sr. recently held his four-day convention at the Rainbow PUSH headquarters, 930 E. 50th St., with a ribbon cutting ceremony of his technology center where the public will have 24-hour access to computer experts who will help them fulfill their business plans and goals thanks to Apple and other tech companies. At a press conference held at PUSH, Rev. Jackson said there would be a focus on Silicon Valley, a need for a plan for urban development; focus on the growth of violence in the country and a renewed focus on education. Flanked by supporters including his son, Jonathan Jackson and Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) Rep. G.K. Butterfield (DNC); Christina Alfaro, director of Diversity and Inclusion at McDonald’s; Pat Harris, Global Chief Diversity Officer for McDonald’s; Dr. Julianne Malveaux, president of PUSH Excel; Bishop Alfred Singleton, senior bishop of the Pentecostal churches of the Apostolic faith; Bishop Jerry L. Jones, Sr., Apostolic Assembly of Christ; Bishop Theodore Jackson, Genesis Community Church; and others, Rev. Jackson told reporters PUSH will spend a considerable time in Silicon Valley and will share the stock and meeting with Apple,
Amazon, Google, Twitter and Facebook. “What we found across the Valley were patterns of unacceptable exclusion.” Jackson said out of 89 board members at the top 20 companies, there were 36 white women, three African Americans and one Latino he called, “patterns of exclusion…” As shareholders, Jackson said they have the right to attend their meetings and “raise the concerns. We’re beginning to see some action, some movement taken place.” Jackson said HP is asking for people to see on their board. He said Apple “put up $50 million, $40 million going to Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund. Intel put up $300 million.” Jackson was referring to Apple’s nearly $50 million that will benefit 47 Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU), according to a press release from the National Newspapers Publishing Association (NNPA). The funds will provide scholarships to students who are majoring in computer science, training for both students and faculty and to establish a paid internship program for hiring “promising” HBCU students at Apple. “They said they couldn’t find Black engineers. They were looking in the wrong places,” Jackson said explaining 40 percent of Black engineers come from HBCU. He said this pipeline is designed to “make their workforce look like America by 2020.” Denise Young Smith, Apple’s Human Resources chief, said the com-
REV. JESSE L. JACKSON, SR. Saturday opened his 44th annual four-day convention with a ribbon cutting ceremony celebrating the opening of a 24-hour tech lab for youth. (Photo by Chinta Strausberg) pany is partnering with a number of their struggle are: Beyond slav- symbol,” Jackson said. “Beneath of non-profit organizations to cre- ery, beyond segregation/Jim Crow, that flag, they also reserved the ate opportunities for minority can- beyond the right to vote and access right to deny the voting for 95didates to get their first job at Ap- to capital. “When we won the war years…. They now seek to underple. “There is a tremendous upside to save the Union then in slavery in mine easy access to voting…. to (creating opportunities) and we 1865, the Confederates were “Beneath that flag (was) bank are dogged about the fact that we forced to free us from the planta- lending practices. We could not get can’t innovate without being di- tions, but they kept the banking in- businesses. Beneath that flag lack verse and inclusive,” she stated in a frastructure, the universities, the of access to education…to health press release. states rights to manipulate the care.” Jackson said during his Wednes- vote… Rep. Butterfield said the technolday convention, many would get “The result is that Blacks were ogy sector “will create millions of “for the first time access to capital free but unequal. They want to new middle class workers and will for many startups.” banish the Confederate flag. It’s not do for the nation what the autoRev. Jackson said the four stages just the flag that’s the issue. It’s the motive industry did many years ago…create hundreds of thousands of jobs over the next fiveyears. The projection is 1.4 million jobs will be created in technology alone over the next five-years, and if the graduation continues as they are today, we will only have twothirds individuals to feed into those jobs.” Butterfield said leaders must encourage the youth to look at science, technology, engineer and math not just in high school or college level but also at the middle school level. “These are the jobs of the future,” Butterfield said. “The government cannot do it alone. There has to be collaboration…. There are dozens of technology companies, and we have challenged those companies and are getting a good response,” said Butterfield. “In light of the response we’re getting, we have to have all hands on deck, but we all have to work together to make sure that the pipeline is available to employ these young individuals.” Butterfield said the technology data “is deplorable” including a one U.S. REP. G.K. BUTTERFIELD, who is chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC), Saturday likened the field of com- percent Black workforce. “That puter technology to the once automotive industry and said it will create hundreds of thousands of jobs. He is urging minority cannot continue.” Butterfield said youth to specialize in computer science now so they will be in the pipeline when high tech companies begin to open their doors many companies have promised to diversify their companies and are of opportunity as many are doing now. Currently, he said minorities represent only two-thirds of jobs currently available and trying to “reflect the demographics that percentage must be improved. (Photo by Chinta Strausberg) of America by the year 2020.”
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By Raymond Ward FINE ARTS!: The DuSable Museum of African American History’s crowd-pleasing yearly celebration of summer continues with the 41st Annual Arts & Crafts Festival scheduled for Saturday and Sunday, July 11 and July 12 from noon until 8:00 PM each day. The festival will take place at the Museum, which is located at 740 East 56th Place (57th Street and South Cottage Grove Avenue) in Chicago…and best of all, admission is FREE! The annual DuSable Museum Arts & Crafts Festival is a showcase for local, national and international artists of fine art and unique handcrafted work. Originated in 1974, the festival features artists working
in traditional, ethnic and experimental fine arts and crafts related to African American themes, history and culture. This year’s theme is Connecting Black Art & History-Celebrating Excellence, which honor’s the festival and the museum’s mission of preserving the history and culture of the African American experience.
By Elaine Hegwood Bowen, MSJ
‘Dope’ is movie for the times that is stuck in the 90s Dope can be defined as an illegal recreational drug; a person who isn’t too smart or, in street vernacular, something that is way past cool. In director Rick Famuyiwa’s breakout Sundance Film Fest
evade armed thugs who want the stash. There is so much relevance in this movie, as Whitaker narrates crucial scenes. “Dope” is in the tradition of John Hughes’ “The
PHARRELL WILLIAMS GIVES instruction to young, veteran actress Zoe Kravitz.
The 41st Annual DuSable Museum Arts & Crafts Festival is sponsored by MillerCoors, Costco, Walgreens, BMOA, Hyatt Place Chicago-South/University Medical Center, and United Airlines, the Official Airline of The DuSable Museum. Admission to the 41st Annual DuSable Museum Arts & Crafts Festival is FREE to the public. (For a complete listing of entertainment and activities, visit the website at dusablemuseum.org). The DuSable Museum of African American History gratefully acknowledges the Chicago Park District’s generous support of the Museum and the City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events.
comedy, “Dope,” the word takes on an entire new meaning. The geeks run everything in this movie, while they are running from bullies and drug dealers, etc. But in the end, the geeks are victorious—as they well should be. Famuyiwa has previously directed “Our Family Wedding,” “Brown Sugar” and “The Wood.” He also has written the screenplay for “Talk to Me.” In “Dope,” which I believe is currently enjoying indie film status, he, along with co-producers Forest Whitaker and Pharrell Williams, knock this film out of the park, with messages abounding for many. In “Dope,” high-school senior Malcolm (Shameik Moore) and his friends Jib (Tony Revolori) and Diggy (Kiersey Clemons) bond over ‘90s hip-hop culture, their studies and playing music in their own punk band. A chance encounter with a drug dealer named Dom lands Malcolm and company at the dealer’s nightclub birthday party; when the scene turns violent, they flee—with the Ecstasy that Dom secretly hid in Malcolm’s backpack. A wild adventure ensues as the youths try to
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During the 41st Annual DuSable Museum Arts & Crafts Festival guests may partake of offerings from fine artists, craft artists, food vendors, marketplace vendors, and authors. There will also be live entertainment, educational seminars, films and family activities, in addition to a special Children’s Pavilion sponsored by Black McDonalds Operators Association (BMOA). Scheduled festival performers include: Saturday, July 11, 2015 – 12:00 NOON – D.J. Cisco; 2:00 PM – Spoken Word Poetry and Open Mic with 89 Plus One; 3:30 PM – Zemrah; 5:30 PM – Lady Patrice & The Rhythm Band; and 7:00 PM – “Steppin’ at the Fest” featuring award-winning DJ’s, Sam Chatman, Maurice “Ice” Culpepper and Al Greer. Sunday, July 12, 2015 – 2:00 PM – Najwa Junior Dance Corps; 4:00 PM – Line Dancing with FREE 2 Dance Line Dancers; 5:00 PM – E. Faye Butler; and 7:00 PM – “The Tribute Show” honoring R&B Legends: Luther Vandross, Barry White, Smokey Robinson, Teddy Pendergrass and Bobby Womack.
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facturing and use also permeate throughout this ensemble piece. Diggy is really a girl, but she looks as much a boy as her male crewmates. Jib’s character is a departure from the bellboy that he
Breakfast Club,” only it’s updated with a Black theme of kids “living on the edge” smack dab in South Central Los Angeles, and all of the obstacles that this can produce, and, of course, 90s hip-hop. The Thurgood Marshall Justice Plaza in South Central Los Angeles plays a great backdrop for many scenes. Talk of bit coins, fake, untraceable websites, the late Chicago born Aaron Swartz, the renowned computer hacktivist, and graphic scenes of drug manu-
played in “The Grand Budapest Hotel,” and Malcolm—who has done some cable television and is reportedly a YouTube star—is great in what will probably be just the start of a long movie career. The three are only trying to get through the end of high school, but they are considered outcasts, because of their dress and music style. Malcolm is smitten with Kravitz’s character, Nakia, and (Continued on page 13)
KIERSEY CLEMONS AS Diggy, Shameik Moore as Malcolm and Tony Revolori as Jib hatch a plan to stay alive in “Dope.” www.chicagocrusader.com
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Festival Of Life Reveals Great Diverse Lineup! Chante Moore, Mad Cobra, Al Hudson & Oneway Added To NBC’s “The Voice” Winner Tessanne Chin & Others - July 4th Weekend, Union Park, Chicago The 23rd Annual International Festival of Life (IFOL), July 4th weekend, will showcase a great diverse lineup of world music acts, including some of Chicago’s most outstanding performers. Heading the lineup will be one of the most requested female vocalists in the Country – Tessanne Chin, the season 5 winner of NBC TV “The Voice” along with R&B Diva Chante Moore, R&B hit maker Al Hudson and Oneway, Reggae Star Mad Cobra, top dancehall DJ Josey Wales, Blues great Duke Tumatoe, Belize Punta/Soca Star Lova Boy, Jazz Legend Diane Ellis and the Jazzy Ladies, and a host of other Caribbean, African, Latin, Gospel, Rock, Pop, Spoken Word and other entertainers on three stages. The three day July 4th Independence celebration runs Friday, July 3 through Sunday, July 5 in Union Park, 1501 West Randolph Street (Lake and Ashland) in downtown, Chicago West Loop. The 23rd IFOL is a full family festival with several components and activities to make for an enjoyable July 4th Independence celebration for all Chicagoland residents and its visitors. Here is a list of activities for the weekend in addition to the nearly 200 foods,
arts, crafts and other exhibitors who will be branding, sampling, selling, and showcasing products and services: Friday, July 3rd, “Blues and Jazz meet Reggae” in honor of two late Blues Legends, Muddy Waters’ and Willie Dixon’s, 100th birthdays. Saturday, July 4th, Independence Day; “Reggae, Rock and World Music Freedom Day” in memory of Bob Marley’s and Peter Tosh’s (The Wailers) 70th birthdays. Sunday, July 5th, “R & B meets the Caribbean,” “Living Together As One” celebration day. • Carnival Rides and Games for kids and adults (slide down the 3- story Titanic slide, Ride the 75 foot Zip Line, water slides, leisurely paddle the boat in the la-
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(Continued from page 12) when he tries to follow her to the to do unimaginable things in the above mentioned party, the saga middle of a busy street. begins with Malcolm holding drugs In the end, the three main charin his backpack. He is unaware of this, acters have to choose between facuntil he is hunted down by drug thugs ing the drug thugs or removing and ordered to surrender the drugs to themselves from the drugs. They Austin Jacoby, a Harvard-educated do this brilliantly, while showcassmooth and wicked businessman/drug ing the intellect that branded kingpin played by the incomparable them as geeks in the first place. Roger Guenveur Smith. The movie speaks to unity within Other players in “Dope” are the your “crew,” although there may local councilman played by Rick be a few “slippery slopes.” It is this Fox; and Zoe Kravitz, who plays a “all-for-one” and “one-for-all” love interest of Malcolm. Famuyi- mindset that prevails in the end wa has even brought along De- and makes “Dope” a dope movie Aundre Bonds, who plays the —with an even “doper” soundschool security guard, and who al- track—that is playing throughout so played with Guenveur Smith in the Chicago area. Spike Lee’s “Get on the Bus.” Lily, played by beautiful first-time acElaine Hegwood Bowen is the autress Chanel Iman, is Jacoby’s thor of “Old School Adventures from daughter. Her character is an ex- Englewood—South Side of Chicago.” treme sex-kitten with eyes for For book information http://tinMalcolm, but an even larger ap- yurl.com/om4hvgo or email edipetite for drugs, which leads her tor91210@yahoo.com. www.chicagocrusader.com
$180 (Full price $300). Senior Citizens above 65 years pay $10, with a valid State ID. If tickets are purchased online, name and date of birth must match their IDs at the gate on day of event. The IFOL is sponsored by: Chicago Park District, NBC 5 Chicago, Chicago Sun-Times, Nissan Next, Urban Grind TV, Gift of Hope, JAMAICA (Jamaica Tourist Board), Country Financial, Rogers Park Fruit Market, Kingston Mines Blues Club, African Spectrum, Rasta Love Punch, WEPrint 4Less.net, Chicago Crusader, Bronzecomm.com, Northstar Party Rental and others. For more information and to see the full lineup of performers, as well as to purchase tickets visit www.festivaloflife.biz or email festoflife@gmail.com. The harmony
goon; conquer/climb the 28-foot wall and more). • Emerging Star Contest (ages 12 and under and 13-20). Visit http://martinsinterculture.com/if ol/ifol-emerging-star.html to register. • “Know Your Pan-American and African Heritage” contest (3 person teams, ages 12 and under and 13-20), click here http://mar-
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tinsinterculture.com/ifol/ifolKnowYourHeritage.html to register. • Health Awareness Pavilion (blood and other tests). • Carnival of Nations of The Americas and Africa, with flags celebrating their country’s Independence on July 4th only. • Soccer 3 v 3 competition for children 12-16 years old. Visit http://martinsinterculture.com/if ol/ifol-soccer.html to register. Exhibit/Scrimmage for adults. • Steppin’ and Line Dancing. • Dominoes, Checkers and other games Advance Admission Tickets: General advance tickets $17, on the day of the event: $20 at gate until 4:00 p.m. $25 from 4:00 p.m. until close on day of event. (Full price $25). Children under the age of 6 are free; children ages 612 are $5, but must be accompanied by an adult. Season tickets are $39 (Full price $75); VIP daily tickets are $75 each (Full price $100) and VIP Season tickets are
Josey Wales and Dance Stage lineup will be released soon. Information may also be obtained by phone (312) 4270266 or fax (312) 427-0268.
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Criminal Justice Reform Movement Emerging in America By Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis Jr. While social change for some may appear to be inevitable, it does not happen by osmosis, and it does not occur without a focused effort led by those who are not restrained by the fears of social transformation. An effective reform of the system of laws, courts, policies and institutions defined as the criminal justice system in the United States of America requires more than a principled public debate. What is needed today with a renewed sense of urgency, beyond the all too frequent expressions of justifiable outrage and protest in response to videotaped incidents of police brutality, is a committed, bipartisan, well-resourced nationwide criminal justice reform movement. Black lives do matter. In fact all lives matter. As President and CEO of the nation’s oldest and largest trade association of African American owned newspapers, the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA), we reach over 20 million readers per week in aggregate circulation of 205 affiliated local and regional print and digital media companies. We hear the escalating cries of families and communities that have been devastated by the criminal justice system. The issues of mass incarceration, overcriminalization, prosecutorial and police misconduct, equal justice, alternative sentencing, recidivism and judicial dysfunction are all serious problems that are having a severe negative impact, in particular, on the quality of life of African Americans. What is required today, however, is a multiracial coalition to ensure that a successful reform movement is representative of the interests of all Americans. I know something about the movement-building process from my early days back in the 1960’s as a youth coordinator in my home state of North Carolina for The Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC). Dr. King said it best when he affirmed, “An injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.” Martin Luther King, Jr. was a master movement builder. I learned firsthand from the experience of witnessing how Dr. King fused together a diverse coalition of intergenerational leaders to effect change at the local, state and federal levels toward equal justice for all. Fifty years later we need to rebuild and expand the movement for change with respect to criminal justice. I also know profoundly what it is like to be unjustly sentenced 14
and incarcerated in a prison system that dehumanizes both the imprisoned and those who attempt to be in charge of vastly deteriorating overcrowded penal institutions. As a member of the Wilmington Ten civil rights activists who were unjustly imprisoned for a combined sentence of 282 years for standing up for the rights of equal education for African American students in Wilmington, NC in the 1970’s, I have experienced the systematic degradation and awful downward spiral of counterproductive institutional inhumanity. Today there are literally millions of people who not only want to see changes in the criminal justice system, but also are willing to join and support the emergence of a national “Criminal Justice Reform
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Movement” (CJRM). Why am I encouraged now more than ever before about the potential to build and sustain an effective CJRM? The answer will probably surprise some of my colleagues in the Civil Rights Movement. My columns for the NNPA have always been about speaking truth to power in the vein of Frederick Douglass and W.E.B. Dubois, two historic publishers and leaders who knew the power of the print word and of the spoken word. Yet today, we must also dare to speak the truth to ourselves. We must participate in helping to build this important reform movement. We cannot afford to be silent or stand idle on the sidelines while others in earnest strive to make changes to a system that
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will ultimately determine the quality of life in our communities for generations to come. Thus it is why without any hesitation that I am publicly stating my endorsement of the coalition building efforts of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL), Charles Koch Institute and Koch Industries, Coalition for Public Safety, Center for American Progress, Leadership Conference on Civil Rights, and other national and regional organizations that have committed to support various criminal justice reform efforts. I believe it is now a propitious time to work together to establish a national bipartisan re(Continued on page 16)
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A Moment to Super Size Your Thinking By Effie Rolfe Fighting for Love—fighting for our girls. It’s an age-old story—girls arguing over a boy. But far too often, an argument goes too far. Last year, it was an argument on Facebook between two 14-year-old girls who reportedly were once best friends, resulted in one killing the other with a .38 caliber handgun. Supposedly, the 14-year-old that pulled the trigger was given the gun by her 24year-old uncle. This devastating news sent shock waves throughout the Chicagoland community and personally ripped my heart. Girls and boys have been known to fight throughout time but this really got completely out of control. The end result was a life gone too soon and another life locked behind bars. This time it’s another battle of the boyfriend. A young woman, the first in her family to graduate from college with a 3.6 GPA killed a woman over a boyfriend.
tion. According to Olivia Moody, who shared her story from prison on how things took a downward spiral. She dated a guy that seemed to be nice and things appeared to be good until another young lady confronted her. According to Moody, the girl and her friends attacked her several times because they were man sharing or dating the same guy. In order to remedy being assaulted, Moody decided to get a gun to keep beneath her pillow for protection. However, after being bullied and jumped on once again, she fired the weapon with no intentions to kill, but sadly her actions resulted in murder. Now, this intelligent college graduate sits in a prison cell with a 30-year sentence staring her in the face. Both incidents, as well as hundreds more that will never make the news media involve our young girls. I firmly believe that if parEffie Rolfe ents teach their children self-valThis terrible incident happened a ue, love and worth from the mere five days after her gradua- womb perhaps senseless violence
such as this would be slim to none. Our children must understand that they are made in God’s image and likeness. When you believe that you are beautifully and wonderfully created by God then fighting over anyone is unacceptable. Unfortunately, I fear that too many of our youth as well as adult sisters don’t understand who or whose they are. Nothing or no one is ever worth fighting or arguing over point blank period! Let’s take this time to be proactive. Fathers teach your sons to respect women and mothers teach your daughters to love and respect themselves. Instead of our girls fighting for love and affection from others, let us begin to aggressively pray and teach children how valuable life is for all. Moms, dads, grandparents and the entire support system can all do more to lead, guide, protect and love our children. Let us continue to instill within each child the essence of character, integrity and the beauty of their souls. God has gifted each
of us with divine purpose and talents to be blessed as well as a blessing. This should be written in their hearts and echoed as fundamentals of life. Little girls really want an opportunity to just grow up and experience true love from their parents and friends. Unfortunately, for the girls in this story—the very love they sought— will never happen. You deserve so much more. Look in the mirror and know that you deserve God’s absolute best. The lesson for all of us is that ‘true love is serious business and you can only receive it by having a relationship with a loving Father.’ Do you know what love is ...? ©Effie Rolfe is an Author of “Supersize Your Thinking,” Media Personality and Motivational Speaker. You can contact her at effierolfe.com or on twitter.com/effiedrolfe. Listen to her show on urbanpraiseradio.org (2015 Stellar Award Internet Station of the Year).
The Crusader Gospel Corner Fellowship Baptist Church was packed beyond capacity for the 90th birthday celebration for Rev. Clay Evans and the 85th birthday celebration for his sister Dr. LouDella Evans Reid. For over 60 years, Rev. Clay Evans has been a main staple of the church and Gospel music. A native of Brownsville, Tennessee, Evans relocated to Chicago, the mecca of Gospel music, answered the call to ministry in 1950 and organized the Fellowship Baptist Church in 1958. ‘The What a Fellowship Hour’ radio and television outreach fast became a Chicago tradition and brought the ministry of Rev. Clay Evans and the Ship into the homes of countless people across the globe. Together with the Fellowship Choir, 50 albums were released as he and the choir have appeared in churches and concert halls around the U.S., as well as abroad. On Sunday, friends and wellwishers including Pastor Charles Jenkins, Rev. Jesse Jackson, Rev. Jeannette Wilson, Bishop Ellis, Pastor DeAndre Patterson and more gathered for a musical celebration in honor of Rev. Dr. Clay Evans and his sister, Dr. LouDella Evans Reid (who served as Fellowship’s minister of music for 5 decades) on the eve of their 90th and 85th birthdays. “Reverend Clay Evans is a religious icon,” says master producer/songwriter and Fountain of Life Records CEO (and nephew) Pharis Evans, www.chicagocrusader.com
(#2 on Billboard Magazine’s Gospel Airplay chart) on the finale episode of “Beyond A.D.,” the firstever NBC Entertainment Digital talk show companion series. The episode aired on Sunday, June 21 on NBC.com and Pastor Jenkins also performed his #1 2012 hit “Awesome” on the program. “Beyond A.D.” is a half-hour digital companion series serving as a discussion platform for fans, cast, producers, special celebrity and musical guests continuing the history-making impact of the NBC hit series, “A.D.: The Bible Continues” from producers Mark Burnett and Roma Downey.
Rev. Clay Evans Jr. “He is an inspiration to so many. A man of great wisdom, candor and great humor, he motivates us to keep moving and trust God with everything. At 90, he can go into any church, anywhere on the planet on any given Sunday and simply say, ‘My, My, My’ or ‘Can I get a witness’ and the church will go in. We celebrate him for his tenacity, consistency and the drive the Lord gives him to continue the work in the vineyard.” Rev. Evans celebrated his 90th birthday on June 23. He is being honored in Detroit this week, as well as Dallas, Texas in July. Meanwhile, back at the ‘Ship’… GRAMMY® Award-winning songwriter and Inspired People recording artist Pastor Charles Jenkins performed his latest radio hit – “War”
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An established Grammy® Awardwinning songwriter and pastor of the 8,000-member Fellowship Chicago church, Pastor Jenkins burst into the national spotlight when he and the Fellowship Chicago choir’s radio debut “Awesome” topped Billboard Magazine’s Hot Gospel Songs chart for 22 weeks in 2012. It won a BMI Award in 2014 for over 50,000-lifetime radio spins. The album “Best of Both Worlds” debuted at #1 on Billboard’s Gospel Album sales chart, garnered 5 Stellar Awards, multiple Dove Award nominations, appearance at Jay Z’s “Made In America” festival and more.
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Chicago Public School future uncertain as negotiations looms (Cont’d from page 1) cerned how the recent school closings affected Black students. But while the defeat is viewed as a setback for Emanuel, CTU President Karen Lewis and thousands of teachers are focusing on hammering out a one-year contract by the end of the months, though many are unsure how CPS financial woes will affect the outcome of the negotiations. “Our labor agreement with the Board expires next Tuesday. Chicago’s public school educators are united in their belief that the $634 million payment must be made as required by law; that we receive a fair contract that will improve both
learning and working conditions in our buildings; and, that our schools must open in the fall,” said CTU spokesperson Stephanie Gadlin in a statement. Those demands were also expressed during a massive demonstration Downtown on June 9 at the James R. Thompson Center where thousands of teachers protested during their Rally for a Just Chicago. Here, they urged CPS to impose a moratorium on additional school closings, limits on standardized tests, enforcement on class sizes and racial equality for students. Meanwhile educators and administrators are speaking out against Emanuel’s handpicked appointees on the
Chicago Board of Education. They include Gail Ward, who worked for 35 years in the Chicago Public Schools system and was the first principal of Walter Payton College Preparatory High School; Mark Furlong, retired CEO of BMO Harris Bank and former CEO of Marshall & Ilsley Bank; the Reverend Michael Garanzini, retiring president of Loyola University Chicago and Dominique Jordan Turner, president and CEO of the Chicago Scholars Foundation, which provides college scholarships to underprivileged students. On June 25 just before press time at the Chicago Crusader, the Chicago Board of Education approved by a
5-0 vote about $1.1 billion in funds for CPS. The funds will be boroowed against future tax revenues. The new appointees replaced their predecessors who included Deborah Quazzo, founder and managing partner of brokerage firm GSV Advisors, Andrea Zopp, president and CEO of the Chicago Urban League, Henry Bienen, former president of Northwestern University, and Carlos Azcoitia, another former CPS principal. But critics argue that in overhauling the Board,
Street named after Seaway Bank’s Jacoby Dickens (Cont’d from page 9) a loan I didn’t get,” he said. “When President Jimmy Carter was president, many Blacks could not get business loans.” Another client at the cere-
mony, retired Alderman Dorothy Tillman, remembered when Dickens approved her loan soon after she got married in 1967. “Seaway taught us a lot about giving back to the community and Black eco-
nomic empowerment,” she said. Because of The Great Recession, Seaway has suffered losses in recent years. But on Friday, Veranda said the bank is surviving tough times. She reminded the crowds of the
bank’s resilience and recalled how her husband compared Seaway to a lion. “Seaway is wild and aggressive and willing to take on new ideas,” she said. “And get ready to hear us roar.”
Criminal Justice Reform Movement Emerging in America (Cont’d from page 14) form movement. I was very interested and encouraged to learn that Koch Industries has been involved in the issues of overcriminalization and criminal justice reform for years. Yet many of my colleagues in the Civil Rights Movement were relatively unaware of this fact. Reforming the criminal justice system is not a concern to
be constrained to the left or to the right on the political spectrum. The respect for the moral dignity and wellbeing of every person, without the filter of race, class, religion or any other discriminating factor, is a paramount principle that has to be maintained in a society that strives to strengthen the inclusiveness of its democracy. The current
social and political polarization concerning criminal justice reform is not healthy for our nation. What is healthy is the budding bipartisan reform movement that is now emerging. Now is the right time. Now is the right moment to raise our voices and join forces together to build and sustain the Criminal Justice Reform Movement.
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR (Cont’d from page 4) way and Illinois Federal Service Bank. It is ironic that Seaway just celebrated its 50th year of being in business and this news is hanging over their heads. Both of them are operating under a federal consent order. For several years we have watched the number of Black-owned banks here and across the country grow smaller. It would be beyond a tragedy if we were to lose either of these two. It hasn’t been that long since three others – Covenant Bank, Shore Bank and Highland Community Bank fell by the wayside. 16
Since 1987, three-quarters of the nation’s 91 AfricanAmerican banks have disappeared from what I can tell through my readings and conversations with friends there is probably time for the community to help both banks. It seems strange but if all of us were to start doing business with these banks it would not help strengthened them that much. What we need to do is start calling on our aldermen and state legislators to ensure that government dollars are being deposited into both institutions. These are the kinds of investments that steady a bank’s bottom line. We also need to show
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these bankers we, the general Black public, is interested in doing business with them for home loans. So many Black people belong to churches and we definitely need to talk to church leaders about becoming investors in either or both of these banks. When you look at the location of their oper-
ations, you can see there are probably a dozen churches within one mile of each headquarters or branch. Churches can do a lot more to help the community beyond their walls and doing business with Illinois Federal and/or Seaway is an excellent way to start. Tyrone Hall
WHAT ABOUT THE REAL (Cont’d from page 6) tional and financial, during the Jim Crow days)? If Rachel Dolezal’s chicanery is to be covered by the media, it ought at least be placed in context. Sojourner Truth said, “I have plowed and planted and not a man could head me,
and ain’t I a woman.” Dolezal has neither plowed nor planted. Her hijinks should be ignored, not glorified. Dr. Julianne Malveaux is an author and economist. She can be reached at www.juliannemalveaux.com.
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Emanuel has changed very little because the new members have similar backgrounds as their predecessors. They say the four new members are very closely connected to the privatization of public education, and support the expansion of charter schools. “While these appointments appear to be a shift toward individuals connected to education, a closer look at their backgrounds shows even deeper connections to continued efforts at privatizing our schools,” said CTU Vice President Jesse Sharkey in a
Ombudsman Chicago Celebrates . . . (Cont’d from page 10) “I was feeling so agitated, I had so much energy and I did not know what to do with myself,” said Wright. “I heard about Ombudsman from someone at church, and I told myself that I was not going to dwell on the past, and that I was going to graduate in 2015 – once I set those goals, I felt like I had a purpose again.” To reach her goals, Destiny worked around the clock, attending double sessions every day at Ombudsman and continuing to work from home, well into the evening. Following graduation, Destiny will take some time to focus on working, saving for college and applying for scholarships. With a love of writing and of music, Destiny hopes to one day earn a bachelor’s degree in music production and a master’s degree in business management. Ombudsman honored these graduates and others during a graduation ceremony held on June 9 at Holy Trinity High School in Chicago.
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statement. “I just hope that a district which claims to be in such dire financial straits will refrain from turning our students’ lives over to the highest bidder.”
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THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK C ILLINOIS COUNTY D FLAGSTAR BANK, F.S.B. P l a i n t i f f , v . TED ALLEN, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS D e f e n d a n t s 14 CH 09920 8121 SOUTH LOOMIS BOULEVARD CHICAGO, IL 60620 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on October 27, 2014, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on July 16, 2015, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 8121 SOUTH LOOMIS BOULEVARD, CHICAGO, IL 60620 Property Index No. 20-32-120-007-0000. The real estate is improved with a brown, brick, two unit building; no garage. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in "AS IS" condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver's license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information: Visit our website at service.atty-pierce.com. between the hours of 3 and 5 pm. PIERCE & ASSOCIATES, Plaintiff's Attorneys, One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300, CHICAGO, IL 60602. Tel No. (312) 476-5500. Please refer to file number PA1317262. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. PIERCE & ASSOCIATES One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300 CHICAGO, IL 60602 (312) 476-5500 Attorney File No. PA1317262 Attorney Code. 91220 Case Number: 14 CH 09920 TJSC#: 35-8822 I660586
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION RESURGENT CAPITAL SERVICES, LP P l a i n t i f f , v s . ESTATE OF SAMUEL ABU MOHAMMED AKA SAMUEL ABU A. MOHAMMED AKA SAMUEL ABU ASAD MOHAMMED, IF N
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AKA SAMUEL ABU MOHAMMED, IF ANY, THE CITY OF CHICAGO, A M U N I C I P A L CORPORATION, SAAMDREA MUHAMMAD, SAMUEL IBN MUHAMMAD, EMMANUEL MUHAMMAD, LEMUEL CHESTER, BALEL XZAVIAN, JOSHUA YOUNG, DANIELLE YOUNG, UNKNOWN HEIRS OF SAMUEL ABU MOHAMMED, UNKNOWN OWNERS, GENERALLY, AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS. D e f e n d a n t s , 14 CH 10740 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause on June 15, 2015 Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Monday, July 27, 2015 at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: P.I.N. 21-30-325-019-0000. Commonly known as 7830 S. Phillips Ave., Chicago, IL 60649. The mortgaged real estate is improved with a multi-family residence. The successful purchaser is entitled to possession of the property only. The purchaser may only obtain possession of units within the multi-unit property occupied by individuals named in the order of possession. Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection For information call Mr. David C. Kluever at Plaintiff's Attorney, Kluever & Platt, L.L.C., 65 East Wacker Place, Chicago, Illinois 60601. (312) 236-0077. INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES C O R P O R A T I O N Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I661325
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION RUSHMORE LOAN MANAGEMENT SERVICES LLC Plaintiff, -v.DAVID BINKIEWICZ, LIBBIE BINKIEWICZ Defendants 15 CH 001433 7528 S. MORGAN STREET CHICAGO, IL 60620 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on May 4, 2015, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on August 7, 2015, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 7528 S. MORGAN STREET, CHICAGO, IL 60620 Property Index No. 20-29-403-025. The real estate is improved with a residence. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU
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HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 151701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff’s attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-14-22692. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300 Attorney File No. 14-14-22692 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 15 CH 001433 TJSC#: 35-7326 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff’s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. I660828
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION NEIGHBORHOOD LENDING SERVICES, INC. Plaintiff, -v.MICHELLE A. ORTEGA, NICHOLAS ORTEGA, NEIGHBORHOOD LENDING SERVICES, INC. Defendants 14 CH 019664 10531 S. CALHOUN AVENUE CHICAGO, IL 60617 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on April 16, 2015, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on July 20, 2015, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 10531 S. CALHOUN AVENUE, CHICAGO, IL 60617 Property Index No. 25-12-447-013. The real estate is improved with a single family residence. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into
our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff’s attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-14-21787. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300 Attorney File No. 14-14-21787 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 14 CH 019664 TJSC#: 35-6528 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff’s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. I659581
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC Plaintiff, -v.WILLIAM TRIGG, JUNE TRIGG, SPRINGLEAF FINANCIAL SERVICES OF ILLINOIS, INC., UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, FORD MOTOR CREDIT COMPANY, LLC Defendants 14 CH 020242 8317 S. Merrill Avenue Chicago, IL 60617 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on April 15, 2015, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on July 22, 2015, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 8317 S. Merrill Avenue, Chicago, IL 60617 Property Index No. 20-36-402-011. The real estate is improved with a residential. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. Where a sale of real estate is made to satisfy a lien prior to that of the United States, the United States shall have one year from the date of sale within which to redeem, except that with respect to a lien arising under the internal revenue laws the period shall be 120 days or the period allowable for redemption under State law, whichever is longer, and in any case in which, under the provisions of section 505 of the Housing Act of 1950, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1701k), and subsection (d) of section 3720 of title 38 of the United States Code, the right to redeem does not arise, there shall be no right of redemption. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 151701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE
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FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff’s attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-14-21579. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 606064650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300 Attorney File No. 14-14-21579 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 14 CH 020242 TJSC#: 35-7451 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff’s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. I659529
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION CITIMORTGAGE, INC. Plaintiff, -v.DAVA MCKINNEY A/K/A DAVA S MCKINNEY-ROGERS, MARK A ROGERS, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 14 CH 16947 711 WEST 116TH STREET CHICAGO, IL 60628 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on February 11, 2015, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on July 10, 2015, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 711 WEST 116TH STREET, CHICAGO, IL 60628 Property Index No. 25-21-304-001-0000. The real estate is improved with a one story, single family home; attached one car garage. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information: Visit our website at service.atty-pierce.com. between the hours
of 3 and 5 pm. PIERCE & ASSOCIATES, Plaintiff’s Attorneys, One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300, CHICAGO, IL 60602. Tel No. (312) 476-5500. Please refer to file number PA1407998. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. PIERCE & ASSOCIATES One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300 CHICAGO, IL 60602 (312) 476-5500 Attorney File No. PA1407998 Attorney Code. 91220 Case Number: 14 CH 16947 TJSC#: 35-8571 I659842
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. Plaintiff, -v.SHATAWN WILLIAMS, RICHARD ENGLISH, MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. Defendants 13 CH 015080 9611 S. WOODLAWN AVENUE CHICAGO, IL 60628 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on April 15, 2014, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on July 8, 2015, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 9611 S. WOODLAWN AVENUE, CHICAGO, IL 60628 Property Index No. 25-11-203-042. The real estate is improved with a residence. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff’s attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-13-13334. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300 Attorney File No. 14-13-13334 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 13 CH 015080 TJSC#: 35-8470 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff’s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. I659785
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION M & T BANK P l a i n t i f f , v s . UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF DOROTHY L. MOYE; DOUGLAS MCBEE; DEIDRE PRICE; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD C L A I M A N T S ; D e f e n d a n t s , 14 CH 7017 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Friday, July 31, 2015 at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: P.I.N. 25-12-217-047-0000. Commonly known as 9819 South Clyde, Chicago, IL 60617. The mortgaged real estate is improved with a single family residence. If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Condominium Property Act. Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection For information call the Sales Clerk at Plaintiff's Attorney, The Wirbicki Law Group, 33 West Monroe Street, Chicago, Illinois 60603. (312) 360-9455 W14-1015. INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES C O R P O R A T I O N Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I661368
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION SPACE COAST CREDIT UNION AS SERVICER FOR FEDERAL HOME LOAN MORTGAGE CORPORATION Plaintiff, -v.VERLONNE L. ALEXANDER, INDEPENDENT ADMINISTRATOR, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF BELINDA J. HOLT, IF ANY Defendants 14 CH 09135 7809 SOUTH GREEN STREET CHICAGO, IL 60620 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on April 20, 2015, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on July 21, 2015, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 7809 SOUTH GREEN STREET, CHICAGO, IL 60620 Property Index No. 20-29-431-002-0000. The real estate is improved with a tan, vinyl siding, single family home; two car detached garage. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a com-
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mon interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 151701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information: Visit our website at service.atty-pierce.com. between the hours of 3 and 5 pm. PIERCE & ASSOCIATES, Plaintiff’s Attorneys, One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300, CHICAGO, IL 60602. Tel No. (312) 4765500. Please refer to file number PA1401966. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. PIERCE & ASSOCIATES One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300 CHICAGO, IL 60602 (312) 476-5500 Attorney File No. PA1401966 Attorney Code. 91220 Case Number: 14 CH 09135 TJSC#: 35-6253 I659372 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION JAMES B. NUTTER & COMPANY Plaintiff, -v.SOUTH CENTRAL BANK, N.A. A/K/A SOUTH CENTRAL BANK, JULIE FOX, SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DECEASED MORTGAGOR, MARY C. DODD A/K/A MARY CORRINA DODD, MARY VIRGINIA LOFTON, UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF MINNIE C. DODD A/K/A MINNIE CORRINA DODD, IF ANY, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 14 CH 14457 5557 SOUTH SHIELDS AVENUE CHICAGO, IL 60621 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on March 3, 2015, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on July 28, 2015, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 5557 SOUTH SHIELDS AVENUE, CHICAGO, IL 60621 Property Index No. 20-16-201-019-0000. The real estate is improved with a gray, wood siding, two unit home; no garage. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS
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MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information: Visit our website at service.attypierce.com. between the hours of 3 and 5 pm. PIERCE & ASSOCIATES, Plaintiff’s Attorneys, One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300, CHICAGO, IL 60602. Tel No. (312) 476-5500. Please refer to file number PA1407774. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. PIERCE & ASSOCIATES One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300 CHICAGO, IL 60602 (312) 476-5500 Attorney File No. PA1407774 Attorney Code. 91220 Case Number: 14 CH 14457 TJSC#: 35-3612 I658988
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. P l a i n t i f f , v s . THOMAS W. JONES; BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.; WORLD FUEL SERVICES, INC. D/B/A TEXCOR P E T R O L E U M D e f e n d a n t s , 12 CH 24983 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Friday, July 10, 2015 at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: Commonly known as 8301 South Paxton Avenue, Chicago, IL 60617. P.I.N. 20-36-403-039-0000. The mortgaged real estate is improved with a single family residence. If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Condominium Property Act. Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection For information call Sales Department at Plaintiff's Attorney, Manley Deas Kochalski, LLC, One East Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60601. (614) 220-5611. 14-035686 NOS INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES C O R P O R A T I O N Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I659650 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION CITIMORTGAGE, INC., SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO ABN AMRO MORTGAGE GROUP, INC.; Plaintiff, v s . TODD C. JACKSON; LESLIE JACKSON AKA LESLIE MORAN-JACKSON; D e f e n d a n t s , 14 CH 13075 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause on April 30, 2015, Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Friday, July 31, 2015, at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described mortgaged real estate: Commonly known as 9428 SOUTH EMERALD AVENUE, CHICAGO, IL 6 0 6 2 0 . P.I.N. 25-04-323-034-0000 and 2 5 - 0 4 - 3 2 3 - 0 3 5 . The mortgaged real estate is improved with a single family residence. If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Condominium Property Act. Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, balance within 24 hours, by certified funds. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection. For information call Mr. Ira T. Nevel at Plaintiff's Attorney, Law Offices of Ira T. Nevel, 175 North Franklin Street, Chicago, Illinois 60606. (312) 357-1125. Ref. No. 1 4 - 0 2 3 4 3 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES C O R P O R A T I O N Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I661371
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE FOR J.P. MORGAN MORTGAGE ACQUISITION TRUST 2007-CH5, ASSET BACKED PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2007-CH5 Plaintiff, -v.GOLDEN E. HOSKINS, ELIZABETH HOSKINS-MARTIN A/K/A ELIZABETH MARTIN HOSKINS A/K/A ELIZABETH D. MARTIN-HOSKINS, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 12 CH 017579 9343 S. WALLACE STREET CHICAGO, IL 60620 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on June 2, 2014, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on July 10, 2015, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate:Commonly known as 9343 S. WALLACE STREET, CHICAGO, IL 60620 Property Index No. 25-04-320061. The real estate is improved with a single family residence. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff’s attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-12-12167. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300 Attorney File No. 14-12-12167 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 12 CH 017579 TJSC#: 35-8548 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff’s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. I659801
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION ONEWEST BANK N.A. Plaintiff, -v.NEDRA CRAYTON, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF OLLIE M. CRAYTON A/K/A OLLIE MAE CRAYTON, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS, RICHARD KUHN, AS SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR OLLIE M. CRAYTON A/K/A OLLIE MAE CRAYTON (DECEASED), MICHAEL SMITH, DAVID SMITH, WALLACE CRAYTON, EDWARD CRAYTON, WELTON CRAYTON, PORTFOLIO RECOVERY ASSOCIATES, L.L.C., UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Defendants 13 CH 022189 1835 E. 79TH STREET CHICAGO, IL 60649 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on April 29, 2015, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on July 31, 2015, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate:Commonly known as 1835 E. 79TH STREET, CHICAGO, IL 60649 Property Index No. 20-36-103-005. The real estate is improved with a residence. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. Where a sale of real estate is made to satisfy a lien prior to that of the United States, the United States shall have one year from the date of sale within which to redeem, except that with respect to a lien arising under the internal revenue laws the period shall be 120 days or the period allowable for redemption under State law, whichever is longer, and in any case in which, under the provisions of section 505 of the Housing Act of 1950, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1701k), and subsection (d) of section 3720 of title 38 of the United States Code, the right to redeem does not arise, there shall be no right of redemption. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff’s attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-13-21110. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300 Attorney File No. 14-13-21110 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case
Number: 13 CH 022189 TJSC#: 35-7186 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff’s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. I660218 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION EASTERN SAVINGS BANK, FSB; P l a i n t i f f , v s . KIMBERLY F. ALEXANDER, AN INDIVIDUAL; CAPITAL ONE BANK; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; THE ALLSTATE CORPORATION; ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT SECURITY; UNKNOWN OWNERS, NONRECORD CLAIMANTS AND UNKNOWN TENANTS AND OCCUPANTS; Defendants, 14 CH 5129 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Friday, July 10, 2015, at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described mortgaged real estate: Commonly known as 8143 S. Throop Street, Chicago, IL 60620. P.I.N. 20-32-122-014-0000. The mortgaged real estate is a single family residence. If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Condominium Property Act. Sale terms: Bidders must present, at the time of sale, a cashier's or certified check for 10% of the successful bid amount. The balance of the successful bid shall be paid within 24 hours, by similar funds. The property will NOT be open for inspection. For information call Mr. Stephen G. Daday at Plaintiff's Attorney, Klein, Daday, Aretos & O'Donoghue, LLC, 2550 West Golf Road, Rolling Meadows, Illinois 60008. (847) 590-8700. INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES C O R P O R A T I O N Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I659660
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION CITIMORTGAGE, INC. SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO ABN AMRO MORTGAGE GROUP INC., P l a i n t i f f , v s . ODESSIE BROWN, UNKNOWN TENANTS, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, Defendants, 14 CH 18589 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause on March 30, 2015, Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Monday, July 6, 2015, at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described mortgaged real estate: Commonly known as 8029 S. ELIZABETH ST., CHICAGO, IL 60620. P.I.N. 20-32-115-010. The mortgaged real estate is improved with a single family residence. If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Condominium Property Act. Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, balance within 24 hours, by certified funds. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection. For information call Mr. Ira T. Nevel at Plaintiff's Attorney, Law Offices of Ira T. Nevel, 175 North Franklin Street, Chicago, Illinois 60606. (312) 357-1125. Ref. No. 1 4 - 0 3 4 4 6 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES C O R P O R A T I O N Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I659616
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Walgreens offering free HIV screenings By J. Coyden Palmer According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), African Americans still have the highest HIV/AIDS infection rate than any other race in the nation. To try to stop that trend, Walgreens is teaming up with a local advocacy group, Greater Than AIDS, to offer free HIV screenings later this month at various locations throughout the Chicago area. The three-days of testing will lead up to June 27, which is National HIV Testing Day. Despite educating the public about HIV/AIDS for over 20 years, African Americans still are more at risk of contracting the disease, which attacks the body’s immune system and is spread through blood, unprotected sex and the sharing of needles amongst drug users. According to the CDC, African Americans accounted for an estimated 44 percent of all new HIV infections among adults and adolescents (aged 13 years and older) in 2010, despite representing only 12 percent of the U.S. population, considering the smaller size of the African American population in the United States, this represents a population rate that is eight times that of whites overall. Adding to those alarming statistics, Black men accounted for 70 percent (14,700) of the estimated 20,900 new HIV infections among all adult and adolescent African Americans. The estimated rate of new HIV infections for
African American men was seven times that of white men, twice that of Latino men, and nearly three times that of African American women, according to the CDC data. Glen Pietrandoni, Walgreens senior director of virology said there are multiple reasons why Black men are leading the list and they are mostly cultural and a lack of access to healthcare in many areas. Pietrandoni said collaborations between government agencies and corporations to promote HIV awareness and to make testing affordable has been an effective way of reaching many people in neighborhoods that lack healthcare. “This is going to be our biggest year yet as we expect to test at least 10,000 people around the nation in our fifth year of this program,” Pietrandoni said. “The CDC has great data all the way down to the zip code in terms of where we are seeing new infections and if you combine that with a lot of other data that is available, we can tell which areas have people who know and don’t know their status. That’s what we want to do with this program, give people their status and then link them to care so they can get the treatment they need.” Healthcare workers say getting people into treatment immediately after learning their status is key to a person being able to manage the disease effectively. That is why counselors will be on-hand at all of the testing centers. And with the advances in HIV medicines,
FREE HIV SCREENING is being offered by Walgreens and Greater Than AIDS advocacy group to test and spread awareness to the Black community, which is leading in the number of HIV/AIDS cases in the United States. their prices are becoming more Pietrandoni said in general, the about where they can go to be affordable and people like Magic two populations he is most con- tested not enough people are doJohnson are serving as an example cerned about in becoming new ing so.” Testing for HIV is easy. Cliniof how HIV/AIDS is not a death HIV infection cases are young sentence; experts say the stigma of African Americans and the gay cians will use the Orasure testing having HIV is lessening. community. He said both com- procedure in which the clinician “We have come so far in our un- munities need better education uses a cotton swab to take a samderstanding of HIV,” said Tina about how to protect themselves. ple from the patient’s mouth. The Hoff, senior vice president and “Even though there are a lot of test will provide results in less director of Health Communica- sources of information, I think than 20 minutes and in some castion and Media Partnerships at the populations impacted by this es as fast as one minute. There the Kaiser Family Foundation. need another round of aware- will be 16 testing centers with “Today, there are very effective ness,” Pietrandoni said. “I often Chicago alone and more in the treatments that not only help ask people, ‘how many of you suburbs. To find a testing location people with HIV to long, healthy have been tested?’ Many people in your area, the Crusader is prolives but also significantly reduce know about it, but the call to ac- viding the following link: http://the chances of passing the virus to tion is to actually get the test www. greaterthan.org/get-testedothers. Knowing one’s status is a done. So while I think we do a with-walgreens-and-greater-thancrucial first step.” good job of educating people aids/.
Free health and wellness health fair at Sixth Grace Presbyterian Church Sixth Grace Presbyterian Church, located at 600 E. 35th Street, will have their Emma Foster Health Fair on Saturday, July 11 at 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. There will be health screenings, which will include dental, vision, cholesterol, glucose, spinal, and blood pressure. There will also be educational materials, raffles, activities for children, and adults, food and much more. Reverend Dr. David B. Thornton is the pastor. For more information call
(312) 225-5300. THE EMMA FOSTER Health Fair at Sixth Grace Presbyterian Church offers an excellent opportunity for children and adults to obtain health screenings and families to receive pertinent health information. The upcoming free health fair is scheduled for Saturday, July 11 at the church, 600 E. 35th Street. www.chicagocrusader.com
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